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by whythre 564 days ago
American TikTok is literally a hyper addictive platform purpose built by the CCP to devour attention, waste time and sow division. It is not the same as television. Its widespread influence is a complete disaster for a healthy republic.
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How does that explanation work when Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts are trying to do exactly the same?
Because they are constrained by selling advertising for profit, not for mass social engineering.
Isn't TikTok selling ads too?