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minus-squaredonuts@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up47·8 months agoI’m not sure that getting your “news” from random TikToks is any better…
minus-squarekool_newt@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down1·edit-28 months agoThey’re not random, they’re likely carefully curated (by algorithm) to maximize profits and promote the interests of it’s owner, who is that again?
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down14·8 months agoIt definitely is, seeing as TikTok viewers are more likely to oppose the genocide in Gaza than any other news viewers.
minus-squareaberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·8 months agoBefore you downvote this comment, look at the data about how this genocide is covered. Mainstream news is providing misinformation about Gaza at this point: see https://www.columnblog.com/p/massacred-vs-left-to-die-documenting
minus-squarequeermunist she/her@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down5·edit-28 months agoCitations Needed had an excellent episode about this point specifically. ‘Israeli children are killed by brutal terrorists’ vs. ‘people under the age of 18 in Gaza die in blasts’
minus-squareaberrate_junior_beatnik@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoThe article I linked is by Adam Johnson. I think they discuss it in the episode.
I’m not sure that getting your “news” from random TikToks is any better…
They’re not random, they’re likely carefully curated (by algorithm) to maximize profits and promote the interests of it’s owner, who is that again?
It definitely is, seeing as TikTok viewers are more likely to oppose the genocide in Gaza than any other news viewers.
Before you downvote this comment, look at the data about how this genocide is covered. Mainstream news is providing misinformation about Gaza at this point: see https://www.columnblog.com/p/massacred-vs-left-to-die-documenting
Citations Needed had an excellent episode about this point specifically.
‘Israeli children are killed by brutal terrorists’ vs. ‘people under the age of 18 in Gaza die in blasts’
The article I linked is by Adam Johnson. I think they discuss it in the episode.
Lol