TikTok really?

  • HiT3k@beehaw.org
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    1 year ago

    Exactly. The issue with TikTok isn’t that it’s somehow inherently less trustworthy, it’s that it’s so aggressively algorithmic. I use it (mostly because my SO sends me comedy and pet videos), and my algorithm reflects my interests and my tolerance for bullshit, which is little to none. The misinformation on TikTok is fed to people with an appetite for it. That’s dangerous, yes, but these people already had horrible media literacy, and TikTok is a platform that allows creators to prey on that, even if the algorithm is “neutral.”

    • cerevant@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      This is why there is a legitimate concern about state control of the algorithms. They can choose to amplify stories that serve their propaganda goals, and silence stories that do not - all while making it look organic.