Comment by bun_at_work
11 hours ago
Given the Cambridge Analytica scandal, why wouldn't it be achievable at Facebook, let alone TikTok.
The CCP could mandate that the TikTok algorithm display certain types of political content, then further mandate that any criticism of the CCP be limited, especially discussion of the said censorship. Most users wouldn't know about it and leakers at ByteDance wouldn't be able to change that. It's not the US - they are punished in China in a way that doesn't happen in the US.
> The CCP could mandate that the TikTok algorithm display certain types of political content
Who couldn't? Do we have a proof?
> It's not the US - they are punished in China in a way that doesn't happen in the US.
Do you have a comparison graph? You seem to be knowledgeable
Chinese laws allow for more direct state control of tech companies, even more so than the US. They must legally turn over any data they have, and have to have CCP members installed in their companies.