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 …

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.

  • forrcaho@lemmy.worldEnglish
    157·
    11 months ago

    Yeah, yeah, it’s Chinese government propaganda, but isn’t all advertisement basically propaganda? “Everything is rosy in Xinjiang” is a harmful lie, but so is “if you buy a big-ass truck you’ll be a manly man” and frankly I think the latter is causing a lot more damage because it’s one that people act on.

    • Ogmios@lemmy.worldEnglish
      65·
      11 months ago

      “Everything is rosy in Xinjiang”

      That’s not the extent of what they do. They absolutely push harmful ideas that people can act upon as well.

    • hopelessbyanxiety@lemmy.worldEnglish
      32·
      11 months ago

      We could focus on the problems of our own country, and maybe try and solve them in some capacity. But why do that when we can look far away, at problems that don’t affect us in the slightest? Usually it boils down to “I’m not doing good, but they are doing much worse”. It’s a soothing balm, that takes away the need to go irl and do something.

      TLDR: we’re lazy.