Shin@Shin@piefed.social

Replying to a post on ⁨scribe.disroot.org⁩

The issue of content manipulation on non-Western platforms, such as TikTok—the international version of the Chinese platform Douyin, launched by ByteDance in 2017—is particularly important for understanding the influence of authoritarian regimes on online discourse in democratic societies such as Poland, where freedom of expression is constitutionally guaranteed and protected by law

Not sure if this is a good argument. Will read the report thought. But this phrase alone already looks bias as fuck.

encelado748@encelado748@feddit.org

Replying to @⁨Shin@piefed.social⁩

What is bias in that sentence?

TikTok is Chinese -> true China is under an authoritarian regime-> true Freedom of expression is constitutionally guaranteed in Poland -> true

Is the bias in the implication that authoritarian regimes may exploit freedom of expression to promote propaganda? I think is safe to assume this is also true. Not exclusive to authoritarian regimes, but true nonetheless for authoritarian regimes.

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