
Reblogged by slightlyoff@toot.cafe ("Alex Russell"):
jsrailton ("John Scott-Railton ☕") wrote:
NEW: researchers say #TikTok screen time predicts level of pro-#China views on key topics.
Why? They say #TikTok boosts pro-#China content & actively suppress criticisms of China.
E.g. they find sensitive topics like #Taiwan, persecution of #Uyghurs & #Tibet are buried by pro-#CCP influencer content & irrelevant vids.
By NCRI at Rutgers pairing psychological survey research & social media analysis.
https://networkcontagion.us/wp-content/uploads/NCRI-Report_-The-CCPs-Digital-Charm-Offensive.pdf