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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.

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[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Sounds pretty convincing, but you lost me in the end. Who did "exact same thing" in 2016, 2020, and 2022? Are you implying that Russia and/or China were trying to increase the harm done to the US that way? I'm quite at a loss here

[–] SCB@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Yes. This is the new age of psychological warfare, and has been recorded occurring at these instances, among others.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemdro.id 2 points 11 months ago

100%

Russian trolling is pretty well documented at this point. They overthrew several Baltic nations and bought a lot of breathing room during the 2016 election.

It's been all over the news and stuff.