TikTok has been pushing Chinese propaganda to millions of users in Europe: analysis
(nypost.com)
from L4s@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 28 Jul 2023 16:00
https://lemmy.world/post/2297674
from L4s@lemmy.world to technology@lemmy.world on 28 Jul 2023 16:00
https://lemmy.world/post/2297674
TikTok has been pushing Chinese propaganda to millions of users in Europe: analysis::More than 1,000 ads from Chinese state media outlets have run on European users’ TikTok feeds since October 2022, according to the platform’s latest ad library update that was analyzed by Forbes.
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Breaking news! Chinese company runs ads paid for by Chinese government! Did anyone think otherwise? All governments pay for ads. Who in their right mind would think a Chinese company would refuse their government as an ad customer?
Ads are one thing but state propaganda is something different. In a US political context this would be like the State of Florida running “Ads” on Facebook discussing how slavery was actually beneficial to the slaves. Get it now?
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