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Re:TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by “Ugly” People... by dirtyid on Monday March 16, 2020 @01:47AM (#22590341)
Distillation of Chinese / Tik Tok model:

1) Maintain political serenity via suppression of fringe politics.

2) Hide "embarrassment" which is distinct form merely promoting glamour.

It's a algorithm for stable mass appeal, you don't get much fringe representation, but you also don't get Arab spring. For many countries, that's the pragmatic priority.

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