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Re:TikTok overtakes Facebook as most downloaded app by mensetmanusman on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @06:36PM (#28135617)
Do minorities have the right to force the majority to listen? That is the abstract question this policy is dancing around. Or, do you let the minority talk to the minority…
Re:TikTok overtakes Facebook as most downloaded app by foldr on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @07:02PM (#28135896)
I think that’s an odd way of framing the issue. No-one is being forced to listen to anyone on TikTok. The question is whether certain minority groups should have their videos artificially lowered in the recommendation rankings. To do this on the grounds that people bully and harass members of these groups is surely just to let the bullies win.