Comment on US lawmakers vote 50-0 to force sale of TikTok despite angry calls from users
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 11 months agoIt has a huge hold over our youth today, even folks up to 30. It’s so ubiquitous it’s used as a replacement for Google to find new information including political.
Problem is it’s absolutely chock full of misinformation and propaganda, which doesn’t just exist on the platform, but is actively pushed on American youth today.
Randomgal@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
It’s full of misinformation and propaganda unlike… You know… All those super reliable objective sources of information that you use?
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Oh yes VERY unlike those. Anything that can be traced and verified, aren’t read to you by an AI voice or a white person claiming to be an American while trying very hard to suppress an Eastern European or East Asian accent. Another good trait to have would be anything that isn’t verifiably false.
Randomgal@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
You know the algorithm shows you what you interact with the most… Right?
nomous@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Among other things.
If it only showed you what you interacted with the most it’d be less of an issue but that’s not how it works. Thats not even how it works on YouTube.
Krauerking@lemy.lol 11 months ago
Well that and whatever will keep you addicted and hopefully spending money. Rage, bias confirmation, propaganda that hits the class or group you belong to. And the more you trust it the more they can use that trust.
S_204@lemm.ee 10 months ago
Thanks for proving why that platform is just so damned dangerous. The ignorance it inspires is shocking.
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It sure does, but it doesn’t only show you what you interact with the most. It shows you lots of other stuff too. The exact algorithm of which neither you or I are privy to. After all “interacting with” can be something as small as lingering on a video just a bit too long. One second longer than your usual average view time. That’s all it takes for an algorithm to decide it’s worth it to push more content like it at you. And given that it’s a priority goal for propaganda, bots, and misinformation posters to craft their video in a way to maximize your engagement, this strategy works very well.