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  • utopian2

    Chinese government reportedly would rather TikTok shut down than be sold

    https://www.engadget.com/china-o…

    • Those algorithms worth a lot...grafician
    • ^ especially the parts that log data and transmit over to the CCPKrassy
    • ^not really, algos do mostly data sorting and stuff like that, shows you what you like based on variables, engagement, etc.grafician
    • also the data tiktok gathers from what I've read is at device level, you need to create an account but who knows what's in itgrafician
    • but it's used by a lot of young ppl and an adversary nation knowing what your youth wants and likes goes a long way for future strategiesgrafician
    • plus you get to serve them all kinds of stuff, propaganda videos, etc.grafician
    • no wonder nations are failing, kids these days think 99% about social media, not books, relationships, their future etc.grafician
    • tiktok is an incredible information gathering app, but so is Fb and instagram or snapchat, keep in mind thatgrafician
    • tiktok has the best recommendation algos in all of social media, that's why they worth so muchgrafician
    • I wonder what the exact scenario people are imagining is though. One day you're watching a cat video, and then Xi Jinping shows up and tries to convert youyuekit
    • to communism? "Hello kids..."yuekit

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