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Genuine question: is the fake news problem any worse on TikTok than it is on American-owned social media? Got stats?

toomuchtodo 2y ago
This mole is fine to whack even if the rest aren’t addressed today. America has so many problems, a win is a win, even if hypocritical and disproportionate. The means are like making sausage, but the desired outcome is legit. Addressing TikTok today doesn’t prevent addressing domestic Big Tech going forward. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3354874/leaders-say-tiktok-is-potential-cybersecurity-risk-to-us/ https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/33... https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-ceo-shou-zi-chew-security-risk-cc36f36801d84fc0652112fa461ef140 https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-ceo-shou-zi-chew-security-... https://www.npr.org/2022/11/17/1137155540/fbi-tiktok-national-security-concerns-china https://www.npr.org/2022/11/17/1137155540/fbi-tiktok-nationa... https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/18/business/tiktok-search-engine-misinformation/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/18/business/tiktok-search-engine... https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/digital-threats/tiktok-and-facebook-fail-detect-election-disinformation-us-while-youtube-succeeds/ https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/digital-threats/t... https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/07/10/majority-of-americans-say-tiktok-is-a-threat-to-national-security/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/07/10/majority-... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28133824 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28133824
- toomuchtodo 2y ago
  https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/22/tiktok-lite-dsa-probe/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/22/tiktok-lite-dsa-probe/
asadotzler 2y ago
Yes, because when algos are manipulated to feature certain messages and influence certain topics, it's an adversarial country doing it. With US companies, that's not the case. You don't see that difference?
alsetmusic 2y ago
I doubt it. In fact, I think Tik-Tok is of concern because young people are outraged at what's happening in Gaza and the current leadership is committed to defending the oppressors. Sorry to bring politics in, but it's a political topic and I think this is much more of a motivator than any "fake" content.
- SV_BubbleTime 2y ago
  I don’t know why you think that is “real”. The vast majority of people making these posts didn’t care about Palestine last year and don’t really now. It’s all culture war and sign on to the latest thing to prove you are part of the group.

This mole is fine to whack even if the rest aren’t addressed today. America has so many problems, a win is a win, even if hypocritical and disproportionate. The means are like making sausage, but the desired outcome is legit. Addressing TikTok today doesn’t prevent addressing domestic Big Tech going forward. https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3354874/leaders-say-tiktok-is-potential-cybersecurity-risk-to-us/ https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/33... https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-ceo-shou-zi-chew-security-risk-cc36f36801d84fc0652112fa461ef140 https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-ceo-shou-zi-chew-security-... https://www.npr.org/2022/11/17/1137155540/fbi-tiktok-national-security-concerns-china https://www.npr.org/2022/11/17/1137155540/fbi-tiktok-nationa... https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/18/business/tiktok-search-engine-misinformation/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2022/09/18/business/tiktok-search-engine... https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/digital-threats/tiktok-and-facebook-fail-detect-election-disinformation-us-while-youtube-succeeds/ https://www.globalwitness.org/en/campaigns/digital-threats/t... https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/07/10/majority-of-americans-say-tiktok-is-a-threat-to-national-security/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2023/07/10/majority-... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28133824 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28133824

toomuchtodo 2y ago
https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/22/tiktok-lite-dsa-probe/ https://techcrunch.com/2024/04/22/tiktok-lite-dsa-probe/

asadotzler 2y ago

Yes, because when algos are manipulated to feature certain messages and influence certain topics, it's an adversarial country doing it. With US companies, that's not the case. You don't see that difference?

alsetmusic 2y ago

I doubt it. In fact, I think Tik-Tok is of concern because young people are outraged at what's happening in Gaza and the current leadership is committed to defending the oppressors. Sorry to bring politics in, but it's a political topic and I think this is much more of a motivator than any "fake" content.

SV_BubbleTime 2y ago
I don’t know why you think that is “real”. The vast majority of people making these posts didn’t care about Palestine last year and don’t really now. It’s all culture war and sign on to the latest thing to prove you are part of the group.