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America is partly guilty, but TikTok censorship is a big part of the younger generation's tendency toward self censorship.
by sampullman 9d ago
America is partly guilty, but TikTok censorship is a big part of the younger generation's tendency toward self censorship.
- bragh 9d agoAs much as I personally dislike TikTok, I don't think it is fair to it: cultural willingness for more sensor sheep on Internet started years before TikTok's popularity in the west.
- sampullman 9d agoIt's not the sole cause, but I believe it's the main driver behind a bunch of specific substitutions that are mainstream now or nearly so. For example, dih, ahh, and unalive. They may not have been invented on tiktok, but that's where they incubated.
- well_ackshually 9d agoThere's no such censorship on TikTok, it's entirely groupthink based on people saying "when I use that word my video is seen less so therefore it's being censored". Youtube is a lot more guilty of it though, as well as demonetizing.
- collabs 9d agowell_ackshually, tik tok has a well known, long, and rich history of suppressing certain search keywords.
- sampullman 9d agoHow is that not a form of censorship? It is direct suppression of certain forms of speech. YouTube has its problems but I don't think it's had quite as strong of an effect on language.
- flumes_whims_ 9d agoIt sounds like there is a documented policy or proven that TikTok does it. Just people thinking it does leading them to self-censor. Then people see others doing it and copy it. So, I guess it is censorship but not by TikTok.