Campaigns attempted to sway political discourse.
TikTok literally is an influence campaign for a far-right facist state.
TikTok says it disrupted more than a dozen influence campaigns this year
Submitted 5 months ago by BrikoX@lemmy.zip to technology@lemmy.zip
https://www.theverge.com/2024/5/23/24163221/tiktok-political-content-influence-campaign-report-china
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retrospectology@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 5 months ago
I know this because politicians say so.
retrospectology@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Well…no, I know it’s because it’s a product from the largest totalitarian surveillance states on earth.
Mikufan@ani.social 5 months ago
Yeah… Expect the one they are behind themselves…
Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 5 months ago
You tell em grandpa! Those videos of kids dancing are really super genius political propaganda!
possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 months ago
Believable
stanleytweedle@lemmy.world 5 months ago
“We disrupted influence campaigns the CCP doesn’t sanction so they don’t conflict with CCP sanctioned influence campaigns”
PlzGivHugs@sh.itjust.works 5 months ago
Nah, if they were driven to this by the CCP they would have disrupted more than 13.
stanleytweedle@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yeah they self report on all the campaigns they disrupt- not just the ones they want you to know about ;)