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TikTok has been pushing Chinese propaganda to millions of users in Europe: analysis::More than 1,000 ads from Chinese state media outlets have run on European users' TikTok feeds since October 2022, according to the platform's latest ad library update that was analyzed by Forbes.

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[–] charles@lemmy.world 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The difference is there is American federal policy being put in place around TikTok specifically that is not being done against other social media apps.

[–] ABC123itsEASY@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yea when people organize an attempted coup on Chinese tiktok,, your point may hold more water. Not saying it's a good thing, but it's clear that Facebook et al's primary motive is not promoting nationalistic goals; domestically or aboard.

[–] charles@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

The right-wing pipeline is well documented in both Facebook and YouTube.

Bro Youtube is still very often full of grifting, hawkery and other disgusting stuff.