• jaschen@lemm.ee
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    6 months ago

    I use TikTok routinely.

    Your experience is different from other experience. That’s the main issue. They are and can target specific people in specific groups and in specific regions. You seeing this content just means you’re not important enough for them to target.

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      6 months ago

      As can/do Facebook and every other social media platform. But I find it hard to take this idea that TikTok is an arm of the CCP seriously when I routinely discuss Ughyur Muslims and Tiananmen square with folks, and see depictions of Chairman Mao as Pooh Bear.

      The more shady shit is the shop and how every third video is an unlabeled ad. TikTok wants to make money first and foremost. I don’t think TikTok is some force for good in the world, but what they are doing is no different from what Meta and Google are doing.

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        6 months ago

        Tiktok has one of the worse/non existent monetization programs. Its clearly not important to them how bad it is.

        My extended family in Taiwan would routinely see fake news on Tiktok during the Taiwan elections.

        That’s the thing. You don’t know. Nobody knows except the CCP. That’s the problem.