TikTok pushing Chinese propaganda to millions of users in Europe: analysis

[RGamma]

Pull the goddamn plug of all these leeches feeding off our sociocultural capital. Getting Neuland[1] vibes again.

[1] Angela Merkel infamously said in 2013 (!) that the internet is uncharted territory ("Neuland") for "all of us".

[meiraleal]

Which was exactly during the time she was being spied by US agencies[1]

[1] https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/us-security-agency-spie...

[65a]

It's not surprising to find that half the comments in this thread are about what other countries are doing or have done. I find it less than genuine, certainly those should be submitted as separate posts, and can be debated there on their own merits, as should this one.

[meiraleal]

HN discussions aren't delimited to what the OP or any other participants want to. NYPost is considered US propaganda to millions of people around the world, thousands of them are part of this forum. To question who is accusing another company of propaganda is a legitimate part of this discussion.

[bubblematrix]

It's a boilerplate response for pro-China comments.

[MiguelX413]

I want the other propaganda machines to be punished IN ADDITION to TikTok, not just TikTok because it's a Chinese propaganda machine.

[red-iron-pine]

Whataboutism is the standard SOP to derail conversations, esp. when related to international politics.

Other tactics include injecting hot button issues like race, gender, or TSLA into topics -- "lightning rods" -- or setting up wild strawmen to distract and create dog-pile situations.

Ideally, combine these approaches together, and have them speak from the view you want to discredit.

Multiple participants also lend legitimacy, so use long-establish sockpuppet accounts and bots to give the appearance of consensus.

[gumballindie]

Now do some research on which country defends china’s shenanigans in europe in exchange for access to china’s markets, in order to sell their emissions cheating vehicles.

Hint: the same country that did russia favours in exchange for gas and oil. Hopefully the rest of the world finally understands what’s going on in europe, and why the continent stagnates both economically and politically.

[paddim8]

Europe is not stagnating

[andreygrehov]

Each country has its own propaganda. It's naïve to think that America doesn't have a propaganda and one is not influenced by it. We need a website that lists all of them (in markdown format).

[fsflover]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Propaganda_by_country

[joemazerino]

Glad to see TikTok finally being called out for what it is. A CCP propaganda surveillance machine.

Do a quick comparison of TikTok's algorithmic suggestions versus Douyin's (China tiktok). Culture war for thee but not for me.

[pests]

Your suggestions, maybe.

[aaomidi]

What is the content of the aforementioned propaganda?

I swear TikTok is the only platform not outright pushing hate content. If NYP is mad about it then they’re probably doing something right.

[veave]

Now do a report on American propaganda in American social media.

[isthisfoss]

What’s American propaganda? Supporting Ukraine?

[thefurdrake]

Lead by example and post one yourself.

[hunters_laptop]

new york's propaganda media accuse other media is a propaganda, classic

[isthisfoss]

“It’s OK when we do it!” -US Govt. re: TikTok spying and propagandizing American citizens.

[rambojohnson]

or chinese propagandists using tiktok to push chinese propaganda to millions of users in europe: analysis?

wtf is with these trolls this week...

from the nypost no less...

[mensetmanusman]

They have the power and can use it!