Re:TikTok goes dark in the US
by photonthug on Sunday January 19, 2025 @10:43AM
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And you are basically saying that despite decades of focused high-stakes research into the matter, propaganda doesn't work at all on the masses, and that algorithmic manipulation of people is simply impossible? How could anyone take that idea seriously.. global advertising spend is approaching like a trillion dollars every year.
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Re:TikTok goes dark in the US
by Timber-6539 on Sunday January 19, 2025 @11:29AM
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Why not call for the dismantling of the global advertising networks in the US rather than Tiktok since you think it is a giant propaganda machine?
Saying a foreign nation has the capability to brainwash your citizens into making a vote is propaganda by itself. It's not only cheap and imbecilic, it's a waste of everybody's time.
Re:TikTok goes dark in the US
by grajaganDev on Sunday January 19, 2025 @12:57PM
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>Why not call for the dismantling of the global advertising networks in the US
Yes, we should do this also.
Re:TikTok goes dark in the US
by photonthug on Sunday January 19, 2025 @03:19PM
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It’s not cheap, that’s the point.. ads as an industry moves more money every year than the pentagon. That’s a lot of people betting that algorithmic influence campaigns work. Are you saying everyone is wrong about this but you, or is your position is that influence campaigns work for brands but not for nation states? Or nation states would not try? Or what?