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Comment on Albania declares one-year TikTok ban over stabbing

As AP reports on the same issue:

There has been increasing concern from Albanian parents after reports of children taking knives and other objects to school to use in quarrels or cases of bullying promoted by stories they see on TikTok.

Isn’t it somewhat strange that Tiktok, whose parent company is forced to closely surveill and censor each politically undesired content in its home country, while it is at the same not only unable to suppress but reportedly even promote obviously harmful content on its platforms outside China?

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NoForwardslashS@sopuli.xyz ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
So weird, you might even think it were the tool of an authoritarian government or something

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jarfil@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
~~TikTok~~ Douyin has also been blamed for promoting harmful content in China… it isn’t politically correct to say so in China though, so you won’t hear about it on ~~TikTok~~ Douyin.

For reference, the CCP’s policies on social media have been swinging wildly, they’ve made several 180 turns over the years.

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InevitableList@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
It’s a huge failing by government regulators. It appears China is the only country capable of policing tech companies adequately.

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- tardigrada@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  @InevitableList
  
  Isn’t it somewhat strange that Tiktok, whose parent company is forced to closely surveill and censor each politically undesired content in its home country, while it is at the same time not only unable to suppress but reportedly even promotes obviously harmful content on its platforms outside China?
  
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  - InevitableList@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    Not at all. When google operated a search engine in China it looked nothing like the Google you can access in other countries.
    
    Why would google or tiktok handicap themselves and operate a less profitable, less competitive version of their service when that isn’t required by local regulations?
    
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    tardigrada@beehaw.org ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    @InevitableList
    
    Your answer has nothing to do with my question.
    
    Isn’t it somewhat strange that Tiktok, whose parent company is forced to closely surveill and censor each politically undesired content in its home country, while it is at the same time not only unable to suppress but reportedly even promotes obviously harmful content on its platforms outside China?
    
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