Re:TikTok goes dark in the US
by aprilthird2021 on Sunday January 19, 2025 @07:01PM
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> If 999/1000 tiktoks you see are of one particular viewpoint, you don't think the audience is going to draw specific conclusions?
So what? If you watch InfoWars all day you'll also draw specific conclusions. If you watch PressTV all day you'll also draw specific conclusions. The point is that Americans can draw whatever conclusions they want, and that limiting info to only "approved" sources is authoritarian
Re:TikTok goes dark in the US
by DiogenesKynikos on Tuesday January 21, 2025 @09:28AM
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On that topic, Twitter/X is now heavily pushing InfoWars.
Of all the social networks, Twitter is currently the most concerning, given the far-right sympathies and political connections of its owner.
Re:TikTok goes dark in the US
by aprilthird2021 on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @10:08PM
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Maybe, but I think Americans have the right to watch Infowars all day if they want to. And X has the right to push it all they want, imo
If 999/1000 tiktoks you see are of one particular viewpoint, you don't think the audience is going to draw specific conclusions? Our species now has mis-information tools that we couldn't have possibly imagined even just a decade ago. We're in the midst of a real struggle to work out how your average person can identify it. It's disheartening how little progress has been made in this area.