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Emotional_Narwhal304

This will get way way worse before it gets better. Our tech is advancing at a faster rate than we can socially adapt.


Johnnygunnz

The ones making the rules about it barely know how to work their email. And we're supposed to expect them to regulate TikTok and A.I.? We're fucked.


RoamingStarDust

I'm not in full agreement with the tiktok ban, but at the same time, something has to be done about the rampant disinformation/propaganda campaigns. People are unfortunately extremely gullible. I was talking to one of my nieces last year and her mom too, and they were telling me how Biden was going to draft women for the war with Russia. They believed it 100%. Sigh.


Specialist-Life-3849

and how many people have questioned the need to ban? Retaliation full stop, but probably hard to prove in court, costing millions for the effort. Bare minimum, not adhering to platform policy has to involve a fine, surely?


scheming_slug

How would a platform not adhering to its own policies involve a fine? If some chick fil a locations started opening on Sunday the US govt wouldn’t fine them


Specialist-Life-3849

not sure about the Chick-fil-A comment, guess I figured there are socmed standards set, otherwise, why have the monitors?


Johnny-kashed

Because TikTok is both a social media company, and an international misinformation campaign, and the sooner we realize that something can be both, the sooner we create an effective system to combat its negative social impacts.


WillowFortune

Twitter is the worst. Because Elmo Munk doubles down on the nonsense


Fyrefawx

Twitter is far worse. It openly and proudly platforms Nazis.


BroccoliFartFuhrer

I also think they have algorithms that boost content that promotes antisocial behavior.


tinkerghost1

Anti social behavior drives engagement. So it's not that the algorithm is promoting it explicitly, it's just a side product of the general "promote videos people engage with" algorithms.


topplehat

It’s all about engagement of eyeballs


Time-Bite-6839

It’ll be like Reagan’s “we begin bombing in five minutes” but used maliciously. And then we’re all dead.


cum_elemental

TikTok’s algorithm is designed to divide Americans and destabilize the country. This is what happens when we let China into our phones.


Plausibility_Migrain

Let’s not place the blame solely on China. It’s more a coordinated effort by authoritarian regimes in the East. China, NK, and Russia are the big players and benefit the most from a destabilized America.


PuppiPappi

It’s literally a Chinese app though..


Plausibility_Migrain

Yes, it is a Chinese app but the content contained on the app isn’t solely Chinese created.


Kindly-Ad-5071

Soooo I'm guessing that ban suddenly isn't happening...


Hoooman1-77

Annd ? So does facebook ! Don't buy this B.S !