And what is the evidence for it being a Chinese spying platform? Is it owned by a Chinese company? Is there any hard evidence? Why is it so controversial?

  • Tedesche@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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    13 hours ago

    Exactly! So demoting those videos suggests that China is not using the algorithm to promote anti-american views.

    ??? You’re trying to have it both ways with this. I’m out.

    • alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml
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      11 hours ago

      No I’m not, you’ve been misunderstanding me from the start.

      Tiktok does not amplify views that make the US look bad, it demotes them. That demonstrates that china is not using tiktok to influence Americans because they would want the opposite.

      Instead they do exactly what any media subservient to the state department does.