Alleged censorship comes after investors loyal to Trump take over social media platform
  • cosmicrookie@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    So the reason why Tik Tok was not allowed to run as a Chinese company, was not to prevent Chinese propaganda but to allow for US propaganda

    • wheezy@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 month ago

      There is an old joke about how incredibly good American propaganda was. What we are seeing now is more of a breakdown shift in the propaganda machine. It is becoming less about forming a universal belief. They have realized this is no longer possible. So, it’s not about hiding the lies. It’s about preventing the most people from seeing the truth.

      Anyway, here is the joke.

      A KGB spy and a CIA agent meet up in a bar for a friendly drink

      "I have to admit, I’m always so impressed by Soviet propaganda.

      You really know how to get people worked up," the CIA agent says.

      “Thank you,” the KGB says. "We do our best but truly, it’s nothing compared to American propaganda.

      Your people believe everything your state media tells them."

      The CIA agent drops his drink in shock and disgust. "Thank you friend, but you must be confused…

      There’s no propaganda in America."

    • OrangeSlice@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 month ago

      Yes, they literally explicitly said this. There also wasnt even “Chinese propaganda”, the just didn’t care to censor pro-palestine content and that’s unacceptable to the US.

      • edible_funk@sh.itjust.works
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        1 month ago

        There absolutely was loads of Chinese propaganda. That you think there wasn’t is evidence that it worked too. Tiktok was a major win for China in PR and soft power.

  • OBJECTION!@lemmy.ml
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    1 month ago

    Starting to think centralizing the internet into platforms owned by far-right billionaires might have been a bad idea.

  • fyrilsol@kbin.melroy.org
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    1 month ago

    Can’t say I’m sympathetic to anyone who uses TikTok, that platform has been a vacuum of people’s intelligence and attention span for years. You reap what you sow.

  • mechoman444@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    I downloaded tiktok when it first came out scrolled through it for a while. Realized there was no porn on it and then uninstalled it.

    • ArmchairAce1944@discuss.online
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      1 month ago

      Porn is life and life is porn. Seriously. Your conception was an act of pornography and some people find giving birth to be a turn on.

      • mechoman444@lemmy.world
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        1 month ago

        🤣🤣🤣

        It is also ironic or coincidental. Not entirely sure but I’m getting married this weekend. So my porn consumption is at an all-time low! 🤷

        Edit: I just realized that that sounds like a humble brag…