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An accusation of such would have as much merit as the accusations that China is dictating the tone of conversation on TikTok.
by badrequest 3y ago
An accusation of such would have as much merit as the accusations that China is dictating the tone of conversation on TikTok.
- kikokikokiko 3y agoBut aren't they? If I'm not mistaken, in China TikTok tends to shows educational content to kids. Meanwhile, in the west we get girls in bikinis dancing to the latest horrible pop song, and/or political narratives that align with whatever the chinese governments wants or at least does not disapprove of. It's a fact, even down here in Brazil which is definitely not a world power you can see how the algo is biased.
- 8note 3y agoIt's an algorithm that shows people stuff they engage with. While Chinese tiktok users are interested in educational content, Americans are not.
- kikokikokiko 3y agoIt's a well know fact that the reason chinese TikTok is an educational app is because the chinese government told them to do it. Just like they stopped chinese gamers from gaming for more than X hours in the day. You either don't know what you are talking about or you are willfully ignoring the facts. If the average chinese teenage boy was left to the hands of an "unbiased" TikTok algo, I bet the farm he would be seeing K-Pop idols and chinese fit influencers all day. Same for the girls, teenagers everywhere (in the sense of the average teenager) can't resist the crack cocaine temptations of an unlimited algo.
- KoftaBob 3y agoYou'd have to be incredibly naive to think China wouldn't use TikTok to influence American discourse.
- ShockedUnicorn 3y agoWhat is the actual problem with this tho? The US has used Hollywood to influence worldwide discourse for generations.