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"Calls for a nation-wide ban on the social media platform TikTok are
increasing—across both political parties in the U.S. I built my career
criticizing TikTok, but Washington has this wrong. I produced some of the
earliest research into mis- and disinformation and extremism on TikTok. I have
spent countless hours tearing my hair out in frustration over the company's
inability to control misinformation and hate speech on its platform. But I will
still be the first to say that banning TikTok is a reckless decision that would
ultimately harm the most marginalized in society.
I research information ecosystems on TikTok for a living, but I'm also a
TikToker. I have over half a million followers on the platform, and I, like
roughly one-third of my fellow Americans, love a good scroll. I speak to this
issue as a Gen Z misinformation researcher who has testified to the U.K.
Parliament and as a content creator who would be affected by a TikTok ban.
We call TikTok "social media," but really it's best thought of as
user-generated television. TikTok users create content which is distributed to
other users via the recommendation algorithm, and TikTok rakes in an
astronomical profit by selling ads in between those videos. TikTok's algorithm
keeps users watching so that they can consume more advertisements, but
fundamentally, the platform is only as strong as its user base."
Via
Garbage Day: Generative AI is just productivity software
https://www.garbageday.email/p/generative-ai-is-just-productivity
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
