TikTok has been pushing Chinese propaganda to millions of users in Europe: analysis - eviltoast

TikTok has been pushing Chinese propaganda to millions of users in Europe: analysis::More than 1,000 ads from Chinese state media outlets have run on European users’ TikTok feeds since October 2022, according to the platform’s latest ad library update that was analyzed by Forbes.

  • drewofdoom@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    Not saying it’s a lie, but sourcing from NYPost is automatically a huge red flag.

    I’ll put more stock in this when it’s reported by reputable outlets.

    • 𝙣𝙪𝙠𝙚@yah.lol
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      1 year ago

      It’s literally linked in the first paragraph.

      TikTok has flooded millions of Europeans with ads from Chinese state propaganda outlets on topics like COVID-19 and tourism in the troubled Xinjiang region, according to an analysis of a recent ad library conducted by Forbes.