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Tedesche@lemmy.world 22 hours agoExactly! 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.
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.