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Can someone summarize what would make the sort of data TikTok generates useful to the CCP? I could assume there are a few needles in the haystack-- capturing l
by hakfoo 4y ago
Can someone summarize what would make the sort of data TikTok generates useful to the CCP?
I could assume there are a few needles in the haystack-- capturing location data from some new recruit who is filming in a secure location, or some 16-year-old gets mom's patent application in frame while twerking. But it's a huge and very expensive haystack to create and search. I'd think most nonclassified-level insights they could get are also easily obtained from commercial data brokers.
It would be interesting to try to leverage "cool" for military/political advantage. I can't really imagine it working in anything but a terribly cringy way.
On a broader level, I feel like there must be people in PLA research labs saying "Okay, so American teenagers are even more embarrassing, shallow and petty than our prior data indicates."
- neaden 4y agoNot the data, but one concern is that China may decree certain topics boosted/diminished. My understanding is in the Chinese version of the app educational content is boosted for instance, and things having to do with Hong Kong are essentially shadow banned.
- hakfoo 4y agoThis seems like it's difficult to pull off in a competitive market though. If you have too hard of a moderating hand, it's going to drive users away.