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Allegedly, TikTok’s recommendations to kids in China (who owns and controls TikTok) are very different to the recommendations kids in the West get. Something We

by option 4y ago

Allegedly, TikTok’s recommendations to kids in China (who owns and controls TikTok) are very different to the recommendations kids in the West get. Something Western governments must look into ASAP.

jvm___ 4y ago
Tiktok China is supposed to be educational and informative. Tiktok America is entertainment only. The theory is that China is poisoning the minds of young Americans by not developing interests in educational things.
- belltaco 4y ago
  Or it's a commercial company looking to make money by whatever legal means possible in the country it operates in. China does not respect freedom for their citizens and even has laws against kids gaming for long hours. > The theory is that China is poisoning the minds of young Americans by not developing interests in educational things It makes as much sense as saying that the US is trying to make Chinese people fat by serving high calorie empty nutrient foods in McDonalds and Starbucks stores in China.
- pancrufty 4y ago
  Yes super educational and informative like all those mukbang videos and unique content created by those famous live-streaming factories. [1] Chinese users are interested in junk just as much as westerners, if not more, so they will be fed exactly what keeps them glued to their phones. I don’t believe for a second that every Chinese kid is on Douyin watching science videos for hours. [1]: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pgzamm/chinas-live-streaming-factory https://www.vice.com/en/article/pgzamm/chinas-live-streaming...
- newswasboring 4y ago
  I'm in Europe so I'm not sure which TikTok I access, but my TikTok is fairly educational. A running joke in my friends group is 'ways to get thirst traps on <my name>'s fyp'. I see this kind of comment all the time, but would like to see any source on it. Otherwise it's just a random conspiracy theory.
smcl 4y ago
You really should share a source on that, otherwise it just comes across like scaremongering.
- iudqnolq 4y ago
  China has strict rules on what kids can be allowed to do online. Different rules in different countries means companies sell different versions of products, this isn't some grand conspiracy. https://mp-weixin-qq-com.translate.goog/s/zp43DhzwanDApoPCIgCvJQ?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wappo https://mp-weixin-qq-com.translate.goog/s/zp43DhzwanDApoPCIg... > If you are a real-name authenticated user under the age of 14, you can find that you are already in the youth mode when you open Douyin. You can only use it for 40 minutes a day, and you cannot use it from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 the next day. > In the youth mode, we have also prepared wonder-ful content for you, such as novel and interesting science experiments, exhibitions in museums and art galleries, beautiful scenery all over the country, historical knowledge explanations, etc. (Source that that's a legitimate press release: https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/19/22682219/tiktok-parent-bytedance-limits-kids-douyin-app-china https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/19/22682219/tiktok-parent-by...) Edit: Forgot to clarify that Douyin is the name of TikTok's original Chinese version, so these quotes are from their press release.
SoftTalker 4y ago
Like how every tech CEO manages social media access (or technology exposure in general) for his own kids vs what his company strategy is for everyone else’s kids?

by option 4y ago

jvm___ 4y ago

Tiktok China is supposed to be educational and informative. Tiktok America is entertainment only. The theory is that China is poisoning the minds of young Americans by not developing interests in educational things.

belltaco 4y ago
Or it's a commercial company looking to make money by whatever legal means possible in the country it operates in. China does not respect freedom for their citizens and even has laws against kids gaming for long hours. > The theory is that China is poisoning the minds of young Americans by not developing interests in educational things It makes as much sense as saying that the US is trying to make Chinese people fat by serving high calorie empty nutrient foods in McDonalds and Starbucks stores in China.
pancrufty 4y ago
Yes super educational and informative like all those mukbang videos and unique content created by those famous live-streaming factories. [1] Chinese users are interested in junk just as much as westerners, if not more, so they will be fed exactly what keeps them glued to their phones. I don’t believe for a second that every Chinese kid is on Douyin watching science videos for hours. [1]: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pgzamm/chinas-live-streaming-factory https://www.vice.com/en/article/pgzamm/chinas-live-streaming...
newswasboring 4y ago
I'm in Europe so I'm not sure which TikTok I access, but my TikTok is fairly educational. A running joke in my friends group is 'ways to get thirst traps on <my name>'s fyp'. I see this kind of comment all the time, but would like to see any source on it. Otherwise it's just a random conspiracy theory.

smcl 4y ago

You really should share a source on that, otherwise it just comes across like scaremongering.

iudqnolq 4y ago
China has strict rules on what kids can be allowed to do online. Different rules in different countries means companies sell different versions of products, this isn't some grand conspiracy. https://mp-weixin-qq-com.translate.goog/s/zp43DhzwanDApoPCIgCvJQ?_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wappo https://mp-weixin-qq-com.translate.goog/s/zp43DhzwanDApoPCIg... > If you are a real-name authenticated user under the age of 14, you can find that you are already in the youth mode when you open Douyin. You can only use it for 40 minutes a day, and you cannot use it from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 the next day. > In the youth mode, we have also prepared wonder-ful content for you, such as novel and interesting science experiments, exhibitions in museums and art galleries, beautiful scenery all over the country, historical knowledge explanations, etc. (Source that that's a legitimate press release: https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/19/22682219/tiktok-parent-bytedance-limits-kids-douyin-app-china https://www.theverge.com/2021/9/19/22682219/tiktok-parent-by...) Edit: Forgot to clarify that Douyin is the name of TikTok's original Chinese version, so these quotes are from their press release.

SoftTalker 4y ago

Like how every tech CEO manages social media access (or technology exposure in general) for his own kids vs what his company strategy is for everyone else’s kids?