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TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by “Ugly” People and the Poor

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Re: TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by “Ugly” People and the Poor

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Yes, but doesn't Instagram by natural vote (based on views) also punish ugly people?

A better analog is television, where such practices are completely ingrained in the system. This is also broadly true of their guidelines on political and sexual content as well, making it seem like TikTok was trying to become something like CBS.

Re: TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by “Ugly” People and the Poor

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post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Whataboutism doesn't help the conversation Edit in response to commenter: Whataboutism is a Meme? It a logical failure and when used it should be dismissed since it highjacks the conversation which is about what tiktok did (which is different from what insta and friends do).

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... In particular: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21854822

"tiktok didn't say it, because..." is a counterexample. "Yes. Also at Instagram" is extra information. "Yes, but doesn't Instagram also ..." is still whataboutism.

The whole point about whataboutism and how it got used politically is not that it's false. It's just used to distract and redirect conversation.

Re: TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by “Ugly” People and the Poor

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu... In particular: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21854822

"tiktok didn't say it, because..." is a counterexample. "Yes. Also at Instagram" is extra information. "Yes, but doesn't Instagram also ..." is still whataboutism. The whole point about whataboutism and how it got used politically is not that it's false. It's just used to distract and redirect conversation.

Are you responding to the wrong person? I don’t have a horse in this fight.

Only pointing out that finger pointing “whataboutism” isn’t popular here.

Re: TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by “Ugly” People and the Poor

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post #2

Yes, but doesn't Instagram by natural vote (based on views) also punish ugly people?

A better analog is television, where such practices are completely ingrained in the system. This is also broadly true of their guidelines on political and sexual content as well, making it seem like TikTok was trying to become something like CBS.

Not sure about that. Rednecks, hoarders, botched plastic surgery, fat people failing to lose weight, popping pimples and abscess. This is pretty much 1/3 of Discovery Channel lineup. Rest is pseudo history, alien abductions and gun shows.

Re: TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by “Ugly” People and the Poor

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

"tiktok didn't say it, because..." is a counterexample. "Yes. Also at Instagram" is extra information. "Yes, but doesn't Instagram also ..." is still whataboutism. The whole point about whataboutism and how it got used politically is not that it's false. It's just used to distract and redirect conversation.

Are you responding to the wrong person? I don’t have a horse in this fight. Only pointing out that finger pointing “whataboutism” isn’t popular here.

I meant that the "in particular" link just doesn't apply to this situation.

Re: TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by “Ugly” People and the Poor

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post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A better analog is television, where such practices are completely ingrained in the system. This is also broadly true of their guidelines on political and sexual content as well, making it seem like TikTok was trying to become something like CBS.

Not sure about that. Rednecks, hoarders, botched plastic surgery, fat people failing to lose weight, popping pimples and abscess. This is pretty much 1/3 of Discovery Channel lineup. Rest is pseudo history, alien abductions and gun shows.

Do you think poor or "ugly" people think being a star of a freak show is the highest form of entertainment they ought to participate in?

Re: TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by “Ugly” People and the Poor

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post #2

Yes, but doesn't Instagram by natural vote (based on views) also punish ugly people?

Life in general punishes ugly people.

The faster you accept this and move on, the more time you'll have to focus on what else matters.

Re: TikTok Told Moderators to Suppress Posts by “Ugly” People and the Poor

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post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A better analog is television, where such practices are completely ingrained in the system. This is also broadly true of their guidelines on political and sexual content as well, making it seem like TikTok was trying to become something like CBS.

Not sure about that. Rednecks, hoarders, botched plastic surgery, fat people failing to lose weight, popping pimples and abscess. This is pretty much 1/3 of Discovery Channel lineup. Rest is pseudo history, alien abductions and gun shows.

All those people are on TikTok too, they just aren't broadcast to every phone. Buying extra channels would be like searching on other sites for TikTok videos.
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