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TikTok’s Pro-China Tilt (www.nytimes.com)

submitted 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) by Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg to c/usnews

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The times dives into an intelligence report on how TikTok's political algorithm anomalies align with the CCP's Geostrategic Objectives https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads/A-Tik-Tok-ing-Timebomb_12.21.23.pdf

This report highlights major differences in the prevalence of hashtags related to subjects like Hong Kong Protests, Tainanmen Square, Tibet, the South China Sea, Taiwan, Uyghurs, Pro-Ukraine, and Pro-Isreal when compared to other major social media platforms.

Additionally the times cited a Wall Street Journal analysis (https://www.wsj.com/tech/tiktok-israel-gaza-hamas-war-a5dfa0ee) which "found evidence that TikTok was promoting extreme content, especially against Israel. (China has generally sided with Hamas.)"

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[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Thanks!

[–] BioDriver 3 points 7 months ago

Here’s some more reading on the subject:

https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/why-tiktok-isnt-really-a-social-media-app/

https://www.axios.com/2023/05/13/bytedance-executive-china-government-data