Re:Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada
by sethammons on Thursday November 07, 2024 @02:03AM
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They might make an echo chamber that causes a given party to think they will win and thus less people show to the polls.
Do people think China wants Trump? Because everyone on tiktok apparently thought this was going to be a Harris landslide victory.
Re:Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada
by blitzar on Thursday November 07, 2024 @07:23AM
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We must have different tiktok feeds. Because everyone on tiktok apparently thought this was going to be a Trump landslide victory
Re:Trudeau government bans TikTok from operating in Canada
by raydev on Thursday November 07, 2024 @01:50PM
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Yeah, that's kinda how all social media algos work. You get bucketed in with the content you engage with and watch the most ie the stuff you likely (but not necessarily!) agree with the most already. It's almost as if TikTok's algo isn't any different than FB or IG or X.
> But right now, today, we have a media delivery service, controlled by China, that millions of Americans use. That's a real, present concern.
Again, I am being told that it's a "concern" but without an explanation. What are the material, concrete harms that can come from China directing the content algo?