TikTok says it’s not the algorithm, teens are just pro-Palestine — The company denied allegations that it has been promoting pro-Palestine content in an effort to sway American opinion::In a blog post, the company denied allegations that it has been promoting pro-Palestine content in an effort to sway American opinion.

  • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It’s almost like teens see something like a genocide being committed, think it’s wrong and say something about it.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah I don’t think teens are particularly pro-Palestine or anti-Israel.

      Teens throughout history have just been anti-war and anti-killing-children.

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        1 year ago

        There’s a ton of support for the Palestinian people out there. It would strongly appear to be suppressed on commercial social media sites. I can’t say that Tiktok isn’t amplifying it, but as you poke around on open social platforms that tend to censor less, you see a lot more Pro-Palestine news and content. If you go through twitter or facebook and find specific regional bloggers, the content is out there but if doesn’t seem to pass the algorithm

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          1 year ago

          The issue is not censorship, it’s disinformation and Hamas is all over it when allowed.

          • 𝕽𝖔𝖔𝖙𝖎𝖊𝖘𝖙@lemmy.world
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            1 year ago

            And conversely the Israeli government is known for its commitment to accuracy and preventing misinformation right?

            I agree disinformation is an issue, but it’s an issue across the board on both sides of any issue

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      1 year ago

      Israel has already killed 10-20x as many people as died in the Hamas attack, and they’re just getting started.