[zknow]

I'm not sure if the concern is really blatant disinformation ( which as you point out is easier to smell test ) or if its really more of the thought that the Chinese have a cambridge analytica level style access to American social data.

Sure teenagers can parse bias in the media they are consuming, but is it that effective when the media company can tailor content based on the user's preferences + the preferred political manipulation?

Not saying you should ban it, just a thought.

[AlexandrB]

> cambridge analytica level style access to American social data.

Have you read/seen any of the follow up[1] on the CA scandal? Basically CA couldn't do most of the things they promised they could do with the data they collected. Their supposed ability to manipulate the public was effectively a "fake it till you make it" startup pitch. I find it funny that it keeps getting brought up as a worst case scenario when it seems like it was a nothingburger.

[1] https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-213-rewriting-...

[usernomdeguerre]

Being able to effectively 'tailor' anything to their users pretty much proves they have that (or generate it within their app).