Ok, what information could they gather and how would they use that to influence an election?
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Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee 6 months agoThe thing with tik tok isn’t only with the data China can gather from US residents. It’s also how they can use that information to influence the populace and send them propaganda, for example influencing the election results.
Woozythebear@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee 6 months ago
The section Methods on the Cambridge Analytica wiki page explains it pretty well. While it’s not proven to be able to directly influence voting, it’s effective at swaying people’s opinions and emotions about subjects.
Woozythebear@lemmy.world 6 months ago
So it’s all bullshit then, got it.
RagingRobot@lemmy.world 6 months ago
They can also gather information about our politicians who use it and blackmail them to get what they want
Cavemanfreak@lemm.ee 6 months ago
Yep. But I guess it was already banned on government phones right? (not from the US, so I’m not all that up to date…)
RagingRobot@lemmy.world 6 months ago
Yeah but our politicians have personal phones and computers too