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by cramjabsyn 947 days ago
One angle of these bans is that TikTok provides rapid person to person sharing of information via rich multimedia, and live streaming of events.

Its harder to control a narrative and spread propaganda when people can see that others around the world are just like them, talk to them directly, and hear their stories.

The idea that China uses TikTok to control other countries I think is backwards. The platform actually enables significant info sharing between normal people, and we’re seeing this for example in the conflict in Gaza.

“Social Harmony” aka our ability to influence popular opinion
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cdot2 947 days ago
Other social media platforms also provide that ability. I suspect the reason has more to do with TikTok's specific algorithm advancing divisive or otherwise controversial content more than other systems.
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cramjabsyn 947 days ago
It advances content by interest/topic as opposed to intentional divisiveness, follows or otherwise. You see more of what you watch.

There isn't another platform today that connects you as rapidly to people with shared interests. IG is trying with feeds

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cdot2 947 days ago
"It advances content by interest/topic as opposed to intentional divisiveness..."

Isn't this presuming some insight into their algorithms that we don't have?

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