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Re:India's TikTok Ban Is a Cautionary Tale for the U.S. by doktrin on Saturday March 23, 2024 @07:23AM (#39799093)
> I've looked over my daughter's shoulder at what she's watching on TikTok. It's mostly silly kids doing silly dances to silly music. Not my cup of tea, but not exactly election-manipulation. What are they "doing to us" specifically?

Your last question is perfectly reasonable, and I'm interested in hearing more specifics to this point as well.

However, your primary stated basis for skepticism seems flawed. One child's usage pattern under parental surveillance is almost certainly not reflective of the platform as a whole.

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Re:India's TikTok Ban Is a Cautionary Tale for the U.S. by ryandrake on Saturday March 23, 2024 @08:07AM (#39799308)
Yea, I get that the content is algorithmically generated like all the other sites. What I've never heard a satisfying answer to is why TikTok is doing is worse than YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and so on. Something more specific than just "because China".
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