LibertyLizard @ LibertyLizard @slrpnk.net

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Well when they say user engagement they seem to be talking about users taking actions to engage with content. But they say elsewhere that the TikTok algorithm doesn’t seem to respond to these actions in general, so it’s unsurprising that this is not the cause. Instead, it seems to optimize for viewing time which doesn’t seem to be part of the available data here, unfortunately.

However, if we start with a very pro-Palestinian user-base (as suggested by the initial post count) then it’s not surprising that these users would be more inclined to watch content that shares their political views and therefore the algorithm would boost these more popular videos to more people. So these numbers really don’t show anything unusual that I can identify.

Maybe that’s all you were saying initially but I was more wondering whether there is evidence that TikTok is boosting certain content above and beyond what is of interest to its users in an attempt to influence them. Given the lack of key data, this analysis cannot directly answer this question, but the patterns here strike me as fairly organic looking.

I agree with you regarding platforms that lack transparency. However a lot of these algorithms are so complex that it’s not clear to me how easily they can be manipulated. I’d like to see actual evidence of this before jumping to conclusions, especially since the people making these claims are very untrustworthy.

Can you explain a bit more what you mean by this? This article in my understanding of it does not suggest the algorithm is favoring pro-Palestinian narratives. If anything, the extreme imbalance of post count between the two sides suggests a preexisting pro-Palestinian viewpoint among the userbase rather than one that was artificially boosted.

The implication here seems to be that Chinese state interests are promoting content related to Palestinian liberation. Is there actual evidence for this or is it just conjecture? Is it even true that there is more Palestinian content on TikTok than other platforms? Has anyone measured this?

I don’t really trust anyone involved in this fight to speak truthfully.

Does it have similar functionality to discord? I looked into signal but it’s basically just group chat and there’s no way to organize subtopics so it’s not too useful for what I want to do.

What makes it part of the fediverse then?

Yes, if you are unkind to people many will not wish to be around you regardless of your reasons for it.

You’ll need to work to change your behavior if you want to avoid this. Many people have anger issues. It’s hard to control how you feel but you may have success in changing how you act when you feel this way.

This is literally the same approach Trump took when negotiating the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Just ignore one of the two parties, reach any agreement, declare victory, and go home.

Worked great last time.

Yeah I like to question everything, which is the reason I know this. I investigated and saw the evidence myself.

It’s a little disappointing to me that most people aren’t this way.

I think the fediverse might provide a supporting role in information sharing but it can’t really replace in person organizations.

There is literally so much evidence that anyone can perceive with their own eyes if they want to. You can easily observe the curvature of the earth anywhere with objects visible across an open plain or water.

Disgusting. Does he pay these people or what?

I never hid the fact that I’m a woke DEI socialist.

I assume they’re fucking? But I’m not sure.

Fascism never wins permanently.

Jesus Christ the corruption is so blatant now. They used to have to pretend it wasn’t happening at least.

This is the objectively correct way to eat kiwis whether society is ready or not.

None of these things happened in congress. If there’s one thing we can still depend on it’s congressional inaction.

Federal officials can still be subject to state charges if they break state law. It’s not a matter of ordering a federal agency to do anything, so the supremacy clause should not be relevant here. The question is what state laws could they be breaking? There may not be any.

I can’t think of a time they did something this blatantly illegal in term one but it’s been a while so I may have forgotten.