Re:Here comes the first TikTok war
by wolverine876 on Friday February 25, 2022 @01:03AM
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> If Reddit, TikTok, Facebook, Instagram, and YT all censored in the same way, the immediate response would be for a ton of forums, email lists, Telegram groups, etc. to pop up.
In theory and in reality, they will and have had no idea it's manipulated because they have no basis for comparison. Social media manipulation is hardly new; Russia itself has been doing it for many years. And most people say they don't care and still use Facebook, Twitter, etc., and many buy into and spread the disinformation.
> whether there is enough ambient knowledge
That 'knowledge' has to come from someplace. In fact, I would say that 'ambient knowledge', and the belief in it as some source of truth, is the medium of disinformation.
In theory and in reality, they will and have had no idea it's manipulated because they have no basis for comparison. Social media manipulation is hardly new; Russia itself has been doing it for many years. And most people say they don't care and still use Facebook, Twitter, etc., and many buy into and spread the disinformation.
> whether there is enough ambient knowledge
That 'knowledge' has to come from someplace. In fact, I would say that 'ambient knowledge', and the belief in it as some source of truth, is the medium of disinformation.