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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by totony on Friday August 07, 2020 @07:16AM (#24080662)
How come? Clearly the app is used by the youth. Having gullible youth using the app of a country that's knows for its in-app propaganda is very clearly a national security risk.
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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by nilsleep on Friday August 07, 2020 @07:58AM (#24080944)
In-app propaganda? What the hell are you talking about? Have you even used the app?
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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by randomdata on Friday August 07, 2020 @08:59AM (#24081306)
It is a slippery slope from watching your friends do a silly dance to becoming a communist.

I guess. I don't know.

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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by havetocharge on Friday August 07, 2020 @07:42AM (#24080834)
Genuinely curious about examples of in-app propaganda as related to Tik Tok.
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Re:US to ban transactions with ByteDance and WeChat in 45 days by totony on Friday August 07, 2020 @12:34PM (#24083781)
I don't know that the US version has any. But there is a risk that algorithms get tuned to influence youth imo. I think all youth-oriented products have this problem, but China is a riskier actor in that regard.

There are a few video when you type "tiktok propaganda" on youtube. Not sure since I haven't used the app.

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