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TikTok promotes content favorable to CCP, study finds |
TikTok algorithmically promotes content that is favorable to the Chinese government in an effort to shift the views of users, according to a report by the Network Contagion Research Institute (NCRI). |
The study, in association with Rutgers University, builds off a December 2023 finding that the platform likely promotes pro-China content, amidst bipartisan criticism of the social media site. TikTok is now embroiled in a legal battle over its future after Congress passed a bill mandating its Chinese parent company ByteDance sell the company to an American firm, citing national security concerns about U.S. user data and influence on young users. Through an analysis of TikTok's algorithm, the NCRI study found "compelling and strong circumstantial evidence" that TikTok content is manipulated by the Chinese government. Authors admitted that the findings are "not definitive proof of state orchestration," but noted that FBI Director Christopher Wray is among top U.S. intel officials to admit that any such manipulation would be "difficult to detect." The study found that TikTok's algorithm promotes pro-Chinese Communist Party (CCP) content, including travel content about China, and suppresses videos critical of the government like those referencing the treatment of Uyghur people. Much of the pro-CCP content is linked to state government-supported accounts, the study also found, including state-backed influencers or official media. Those methods have impacted general user sentiment toward China, according to the study, claiming "significant shifts" in user opinion, suggesting "successful indoctrination." The Hill's Nick Robertson has more here. |
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Google launches Gemini Live |
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