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The issue of content manipulation on non-Western platforms, such as TikTok—the international version of the Chinese platform Douyin, launched by ByteDance in 2017—is particularly important for understanding the influence of authoritarian regimes on online discourse in democratic societies such as Poland, where freedom of expression is constitutionally guaranteed and protected by law
Not sure if this is a good argument. Will read the report thought. But this phrase alone already looks bias as fuck.
Replying to @Shin@piefed.social
What is bias in that sentence?
TikTok is Chinese -> true China is under an authoritarian regime-> true Freedom of expression is constitutionally guaranteed in Poland -> true
Is the bias in the implication that authoritarian regimes may exploit freedom of expression to promote propaganda? I think is safe to assume this is also true. Not exclusive to authoritarian regimes, but true nonetheless for authoritarian regimes.
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I’d guess it is about “non-western platforms”
Replying to @jamesrandi@lemmy.zip
Of that I agree. This is also a problem on western platforms like X for sure.
Replying to @encelado748@feddit.org
To be honest my first thought when reading this is how it would also apply to X for the same reasons