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TikTok set to be banned in the US after losing appeal (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 2 weeks ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 24 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

https://nypost.com/2023/02/25/china-is-hurting-us-kids-with-tiktok-but-protecting-its-own/

It's extremely well documented that TikTok offers extremely different experiences within China than it does elsewhere.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm just a bystander, China sucks, but referencing a NY Post opinion piece feels a bit like using a Fox News segment as a source. They're pretty trash.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

There's individual sources for practically every paragraph in that article, so I'm not seeing the issue in this case.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago

Of course it does, and for two major reasons:

Chinese law is very different from American law
China's domestic propaganda interests are quite different than it's international propaganda interests

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

OK, so lets say they moderated it the same way here as they did in China.... All good now?

I don't think it matters at all how tiktok is actually being managed or moderated in the US - Americans simply do not trust anything Chinese.

The cold war never ended.

[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

By moderating, if you mean using the same algorithm for the content feed, it would make a significant difference to a lot of people I believe.

[–] archomrade@midwest.social 1 points 2 weeks ago

Not a chance lol

Most americans don't know a single thing about China, but almost every one of them would tell you that it's a anti-free speech hellscape.

The only thing that matters is that it originated in China. Nothing else they do could change the opinion of the american public.