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TikTok’s algorithm keeps pushing suicide to vulnerable kids

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Re: TikTok’s algorithm keeps pushing suicide to vulnerable kids

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They still haven't learned their lesson and its algorithm is just as bad as the rest of the other social networks, if not the worst.

Perhaps they should be fined in the millions like the rest of the other social network companies like Facebook, Instagram, etc. Repeat offences should be increased into the billions if possible.

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I [don't] like how we are told it's disinfo TikTok seeks to exact while a psychological experiment of sorts is shown to be unfolding.. .. where is the disinfo again??

No one knows what chaos theory is anymore? Everything that happens in a complex system must have been planned, right?

Re: TikTok’s algorithm keeps pushing suicide to vulnerable kids

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I don't know how true it is, but allegedly[1] the algorithm of tiktok in china is tuned to promote achievements and education, while in the western world it promotes debauchery and stupidity.

Doesn't take a huge leap to think it could be intentional..

[1] https://www.opindia.com/2022/07/tiktok-china-engineering-oth...

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I [don't] like how we are told it's disinfo TikTok seeks to exact while a psychological experiment of sorts is shown to be unfolding.. .. where is the disinfo again??

No one knows what chaos theory is anymore? Everything that happens in a complex system must have been planned, right?

Or more probably it can be a combination of both (and possibly more) explanations. There is no way to know, all we can do is speculate.

But to think that this is just chaos theory is as naive as to think these behaviours are fully planned. That would mean that tiktok has no business strategy nor preferred outcomes to optimize towards.

Re: TikTok’s algorithm keeps pushing suicide to vulnerable kids

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I don't know how true it is, but allegedly[1] the algorithm of tiktok in china is tuned to promote achievements and education, while in the western world it promotes debauchery and stupidity. Doesn't take a huge leap to think it could be intentional.. [1] https://www.opindia.com/2022/07/tiktok-china-engineering-oth...

i think that’s specific to kids
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