• Copernican@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    A new report from the Network Contagion Research Institute says that TikTok likely promotes and demotes certain topics based on the perceived preferences of the Chinese government. 

    It’s not about what it hosts, it’s what it pushes and promotes. And this was research on politically sensitive subjects.

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      9 months ago

      “The perceived preferences” as opposed to “the preferences” I think is an important choice of words for the article.

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        9 months ago

        Well I think the question they are asking is why some content is promoted or demoted, not a question of whetherit is happening according to the article.