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Amplifying the videos that show America’s response to antiracist movements would make America look like the racist country it is. Demoting them conceals that.

No, that doesn’t make sense. Amplifying shows of division in a country promotes the view that said country is flawed and weak, in this case along racial lines. China has plenty to gain by showing that.

And America is no less racist than China, btw. I would argue far less so.

They were hired to help identify and amplify US state department narratives, same reason CNN and Fox hires them.

That seems entirely speculative. There are plenty of other reasons to hire them. Can you provide evidence for your claim?

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alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨day⁩ ago

Amplifying shows of division in a country promotes the view that said country is flawed and weak, in this case along racial lines. China has plenty to gain by showing that.

Exactly! So demoting those videos suggests that China is not using the algorithm to influence America.

That seems entirely speculative. There are plenty of other reasons to hire them. Can you provide evidence for your claim?

No, CIA agents don’t go around saying they’re working for media companies to disseminate propaganda, and media companies don’t broadcast that they take extra care to make sure their coverage lines up with the state department’s narratives.

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- Tedesche@lemmy.world ⁨22⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  
  Exactly! So demoting those videos suggests that China is not using the algorithm to promote anti-american views.
  
  ??? You’re trying to have it both ways with this. I’m out.
  
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  - alcoholicorn@lemmy.ml ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
    No I’m not, you’ve been misunderstanding me from the start.
    
    Tiktok does not amplify views that make the US look bad, it demotes them. That demonstrates that china is not using tiktok to influence Americans because they would want the opposite.
    
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