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InvestigatorOk9354 t1_jeaaxu1 wrote

Reply to comment by SweetPrism in Has TikTok made us better? Or much, much worse? by ps1AzSu6NG

I saw a tiktok video (lol) of someone speaking about how the algorithm in China defaults to show wholesome and inspiring content rather than the dancing, pranks, and tide pod challenges we get in the West. I don't know how true that is, but it's something nefarious actors could certainly do as a long term psyop to undermine an entire generation

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JohnPaul_River t1_jeb2plc wrote

For the last fucking time no one other than literal children is ever watching those videos, and they're only watching them because, surprise surprise, children like dumb shit. Like, the algorithm's capability to tailor content for users is literally the main selling point of TikTok.

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