Summary

A new study from Rutgers University’s Network Contagion Research Institute claims TikTok’s algorithm limits anti-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) content compared to platforms like Instagram and YouTube, despite higher user engagement with such posts.

The study also suggests TikTok users express more favorable views of China after prolonged use.

TikTok criticized the findings as flawed due to the use of simulated accounts.

The study precedes a Supreme Court hearing on whether the U.S. can ban TikTok, amid national security concerns tied to its Chinese ownership and potential CCP influence.

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    3 days ago

    it’s odd that they defined chinese propaganda as being less anti-chinese compared to american social media platforms.

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      2 days ago

      As long as Americans stay so rabidly sinophobic, that might as well be the actual definition.