ByteDance won't sell TikTok, would rather pull it from the US

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ByteDance won't sell TikTok, would rather pull it from the US
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Oh, eat a Hello Kitty lunchbox full of dicks. There's plenty of reasons to hate on TikTok (and Facebook, insta, YouTube, ad-infinitum/ad-nauseum). They're a damn cancer on society.

So are places like Reddit and Lemmy but here you are.

Are you being intentionally daft? You realise there is no algorithm behind Lemmy, right? You aren't being shoved controversial polarizing content subliminally here.

The worst of Lemmy is a certain instance... That I have never heard from after defederation.

The worst of Lemmy is a certain instance... That I have never heard from after defederation.

Yeah, defederating from Beehaw was definitely a great decision. I'm so glad I don't have to see those guys' posts anymore.

You realise there is no algorithm behind Lemmy, right?

Of course there is. Even "sort by newest" is an algorithm, and the default view is more complicated than that.

You aren't being shoved controversial polarizing content subliminally here.

Neither are you on TikTok, unless you actively go looking for it

Neither are you on TikTok, unless you actively go looking for it

That's just genuine nonsense. The whole point of platforms like TikTok are the modern recommender systems that (simplified) lead to algorithmic radicalisation. Because these systems heavily optimise towards user engagement, they naturally spread misinformation and controversial content.
And because this kind of content statistically gets more user engagement as people commend on it and spend more time with it, it spreads quicker. This has also e.g. been confirmed by a leaked internal Facebook memo.

And additionally, these systems are personalised, so when you start to interact with it, you get more and more similar content. This leads to a radicalisation pipeline in which the platforms normalises these positions in echo chambers to you.

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No just tons of posts cheering on genocide and pushing nazi propaganda.

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