daniel_callahanFrequent TikTok users in Taiwan more likely to agree with pro-China narratives, study finds
This is a case where you have to be careful about cause-effect order. I assume that Tiwanese people that are heavily opposed to China are more likely to avoid tiktok. But of course, itโs been shown that tiktok tends to show more pro-China โcontentโ as well, and likely influences the opinions of its users.
๐ฆ๐บ๐๐ฆ๐๐ฅ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐Iโm recon its a bit of both tbh.
jeffwLike you said, itโs not new information that Tik Tok hides posts on certain topics and promotes posts on other topics though, so it isnโt surprising either way. Iโll add that they do it with more than just pro-China content
Itโs not just that, itโs also culture takeover. A lot of young people in Taiwan speak and think like mainland Chinese now.
TikTok is definitely the cause and has been washing the brains of friends and family for many years now. Itโs odd how the most apolitical people suddenly drop pro Chinese talking points at a gathering.
But whatโs worse is how it radicalizes young adults and teenagers and pushes them to the far right. Itโs well documented how much anti-democratic content the platform is pushing aggressively and thatโs extremely beneficial for China.