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Chinese video platform Bilibili is going global to challenge Youtube
The China-centric video sharing platform is expanding with a new international app and an English version of its website – with no identity verification (for now at least)
www.engadget.com/2241074/chinese-video-platform-bilibili-is-going-global/
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I can’t wait for this to be announced as a threat to national security after creating mild competition for YouTube.
Absolutely already a national security concern, but also technically already banned by the bill which banned TikTok.
Question is how hard they need to stroke Trump for it to be unenforceable.
What is the national security concern?
Psychological operations and warfare, mainly disinformation campaigns akin to TikTok used to sway political sentiment in favor of authoritarians such as Trump.
Equally bad: extreme data gathering, also akin to tiktok.
Replying to @FiniteBanjo@feddit.online
I guess. TikTok did raise awareness of the Gaza genocide and, by extension, create instability in the US. It also distanced the public from the US government’s closest ally, Israel.
The VergeWhat is the correct amount of pro-Palestine content?The origins of the TikTok ban.It directly promoted GOP leading up to 2024 and even Trump by name:
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/may/06/tiktok-pro-republican-algorithm-2024-election
Then they did the exact same thing by promoting the AFD in Germany:
This has NOT distanced the USA from Israel; they have never been closer. The GOP are pushing bills that will combine Israel military with the USA’s.
the GuardianTikTok’s algorithm favored Republican content in 2024 US elections, study findsFor You pages prioritized pro-Republican content in three states, researchers say, but TikTok says study does not reflect real user behaviorReplying to @FiniteBanjo@feddit.online
Brother, according to that logic, YouTube is a national security risk. I was refering to things the American govt labels as a national security risk to protect corporate interests.
YouTube is run by a company within the USA.
That does not compare to a company run by a hostile dictatorship’s military.
Nor has it had nearly the same impact: there was a 10 point shift among youth voters in favor of conservatives after TikTok, a complete reversal of a century old trend.
Replying to @FiniteBanjo@feddit.online
Your argument is that TikTok creates a national security risk by directing users to right or alt-right leaning views.
You are ignoring YT’s documented past of doing this exact thing because “China bad”.
technologyreview.com/…/a-study-of-youtube-comment…
YouTube also funneled German users to that same alt-right party.
MIT Technology ReviewYouTube’s algorithm seems to be funneling people to alt-right videosA new study suggests what we’ve suspected for years is right: YouTube is a pipeline for extremism and hate. How do we know that? More than 330,000 videos on nearly 350 YouTube channels were analyzed and manually classified according to a system designed by the Anti-Defamation League. They were labeled as either media (or what…As an analogy:
If an American kills an American it’s a crime
If a Chinese op kills an American it’s warfare
Perhaps stick to killing yourselves instead
Replying to @FiniteBanjo@feddit.online
America is already doing more harm to itself than any external nation is, so you don’t have to worry if you want it’s people to suffer.
Ah yes, you say we should do multiple times more harm to people who commit self harm, is that your moral philosophy?
I see you are no longer interested in a rational discussion. Get blocked.
Why would I ever seem enthused to a discussion with a fascist?
Considering their company leadership backs Republicans which are harmful to US national security, yes