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TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media age
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this post was submitted on 20 Apr 2024
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Tik tok is getting banned because it's more popular than the American counter parts and has nothing to do with China gathering information.
The author stated china could just buy user data. So the argument of privacy concerns is invalid.
I honestly don’t have strong feelings about the Tik Tok ban/forced sale but one other argument is that the CCP could “pull the strings” and show content to users
I think to myself : "yeah but people will see the propaganda fr what it is immediately." Then I realize people got mad at RT being removed from providers, Newsmax and FN, as legitimate news sources, etc... funny how they single TT which hasn't done any of that yet but ignore the others. The fact they consider it's sale to the US is the ultimate hypocrisy - free market my ass.
Tiktok has done a lot of propaganda already. They just aren't as clumsy as RT with it.
It’s also due to media manipulation capabilities by skewed algorithm results. The owners can silently promote any content or agenda, and the average user takes it as valid information. That’s a dangerous power in the hands of a corporation beholden to the Chinese government.