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Re:The TikTok War by andreilys on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @01:21PM (#23834836)
Algorithm and moderation policies are opaque. They can be used to subvert a geopolitical rival and spread discord.

It’s pretty trivial to do that, and nobody would be the wiser.

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Re:The TikTok War by cwkoss on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @02:15PM (#23835598)
Agree, but doesn't that also apply to Twitter and Facebook?
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Re:The TikTok War by andreilys on Tuesday July 14, 2020 @03:25PM (#23836544)
Incentives for Twitter/FB are to keep advertisers happy.

Incentive for TikTok is to keep the CCP happy.

Given the geopolitical aims and ambitions of the latter, you can see why they aren't comparable.

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