Watch Laowhy86, he’s an American who married a Chinese woman, speaks fluent mandarin and lived in China for over a decade. Basically TikTok is owned by the Chinese and all the data they get goes straight to the Chinese communist party. That is why you should want TikTok closed down. And the fact that TikTok tries to influence American opinion, kind of like voice of America, only working for the communists instead of for us.
This is a very interesting hypothesis and a very good explanation of the rapid spread of protests on college campuses all across the country. This might just give protesters a sense of community and a common purpose.
TikTok is a both a symptom and a disease, very entertaining disease at least to some. That said, modern medicine treats symptoms - often before it can touch the disease. The extent to which TikTok infrastructure is subverted by CCP will probably remain unknown. There are many ways to collect data and I doubt that TikTok is much worse than someone like Equifax. But the efficiency in spreading weaponized propaganda and their commitment to selective enforcement and “curating” - my favorite weasel word from Russian propaganda - that’s fairly indisputable
Former "netroots" activist here. Video is the primary form of social media activism. YouTube was an important tool for OFA and Obama in 2008. For a long time, Twitter was the best platform for cross-platform virality -- that is, a video on Twitter would be more likely to spread to other platforms than vice-versa. TikTok was Number Two in this category a year ago when I observed netroots activists discussing how to adapt to Elon Musk's Twitter. The war over TikTok is really about ownership of the power to spread ideas.
Ryan, you need to wrap your mind around the difference between "anti-jewish" and "anti-Isreali". Then rethink this video. Consider reaching out to some "peer reviewers" or something to help you provide balanced analysis in one video insted of making several additional videos to pick up the pieces from the initial effort.
Nevertheless this was a great video an much needed. The initial effort was still rough around the edges.
This is a very different kind of release from you, Ryan. I appreciate the additional perspective you've offered in these increasingly confusing and complex times. I was out of work through most of COVID and felt less *intentionally* confined and restricted and more a victim of lack of employment than confinement due to COVID. Before now, I never considered how COVID would have remarkably changed my college experience had it happened in that stage of my life. Gives me pause.
Ryan, the reason kids are protesting with mask is simple. Like all kids throughout history, they are doing it because their friends are doing it. It’s the latest fashion trend for this type of protest.
Politicians and people like to blame TikTok for our issues, because it’s easier than looking at ourselves and taking stock of the society we have created.
Is there a way to determine if any of the recent college demonstrations were organized using the methods outlined in your ‘TikTok is a Cyberweapon’ video?
Both sides have very nice people. When such moral visionaries as David Duke, nick fuentes, Putin, Tucker, ayatollahs and Taliban - conscience of our generation - come out in full support of one side here, I’m fairly sure I know where my cards will fall
I agree. That's always been the case, to be honest.
To me, it seems that it always boiled down to the wanting to belong and the wanting to be relevant. Our small social communities for better or worse managed the extremes in certain kind of behavior and supressed the outliers. A double edged swordy thingy topic if you consider free speech to be important.
The internet opened up the access to finding a community for everyone regardless of their ideas and without getting bullied they can "belong to", regardless of their ideas.
At first, to me that sounded like progress - no repressing thoughts. Now? Not so sure where to draw the line between "free thinking" and "allowing toxic thoughts to flourish". Because where do we draw the line, coming from a "no thought police" stance, between "fine" and "oh god please no lock that person up right now"?
I didn't add paragraphs and blank lines on purpose, because.. well.. a rant with blank lines and paragraphs for readability is to be honest so very not 2024. (edit: added blank lines. it was absolutely unreadable)
I recognize that racism is ubiquitous so I will not argue whether there were any racists in the crowd. Reports from local NYC and student media outlets (along with NPR) indicate there were Jewish students among those arrested at the protest and that the racism claims may have been exaggerated or fabricated. Since I know there were jews there at the pro-palestine protest I would not feel any more unsafe walking past than I would at any other protest.
Watch Laowhy86, he’s an American who married a Chinese woman, speaks fluent mandarin and lived in China for over a decade. Basically TikTok is owned by the Chinese and all the data they get goes straight to the Chinese communist party. That is why you should want TikTok closed down. And the fact that TikTok tries to influence American opinion, kind of like voice of America, only working for the communists instead of for us.
This is a very interesting hypothesis and a very good explanation of the rapid spread of protests on college campuses all across the country. This might just give protesters a sense of community and a common purpose.
seems tiktok is a psyops weapon too, being able to hack into the public's need to feel community for the ends of sparking discontent and outrage
TikTok is a both a symptom and a disease, very entertaining disease at least to some. That said, modern medicine treats symptoms - often before it can touch the disease. The extent to which TikTok infrastructure is subverted by CCP will probably remain unknown. There are many ways to collect data and I doubt that TikTok is much worse than someone like Equifax. But the efficiency in spreading weaponized propaganda and their commitment to selective enforcement and “curating” - my favorite weasel word from Russian propaganda - that’s fairly indisputable
Former "netroots" activist here. Video is the primary form of social media activism. YouTube was an important tool for OFA and Obama in 2008. For a long time, Twitter was the best platform for cross-platform virality -- that is, a video on Twitter would be more likely to spread to other platforms than vice-versa. TikTok was Number Two in this category a year ago when I observed netroots activists discussing how to adapt to Elon Musk's Twitter. The war over TikTok is really about ownership of the power to spread ideas.
Ryan, you need to wrap your mind around the difference between "anti-jewish" and "anti-Isreali". Then rethink this video. Consider reaching out to some "peer reviewers" or something to help you provide balanced analysis in one video insted of making several additional videos to pick up the pieces from the initial effort.
Nevertheless this was a great video an much needed. The initial effort was still rough around the edges.
This is a very different kind of release from you, Ryan. I appreciate the additional perspective you've offered in these increasingly confusing and complex times. I was out of work through most of COVID and felt less *intentionally* confined and restricted and more a victim of lack of employment than confinement due to COVID. Before now, I never considered how COVID would have remarkably changed my college experience had it happened in that stage of my life. Gives me pause.
Ryan, the reason kids are protesting with mask is simple. Like all kids throughout history, they are doing it because their friends are doing it. It’s the latest fashion trend for this type of protest.
Politicians and people like to blame TikTok for our issues, because it’s easier than looking at ourselves and taking stock of the society we have created.
Calling for a cease fire is a long way from calling for the destruction of Isreal.
Greetings Ryan…
Is there a way to determine if any of the recent college demonstrations were organized using the methods outlined in your ‘TikTok is a Cyberweapon’ video?
Both sides have very nice people. When such moral visionaries as David Duke, nick fuentes, Putin, Tucker, ayatollahs and Taliban - conscience of our generation - come out in full support of one side here, I’m fairly sure I know where my cards will fall
https://youtu.be/AYdvsBnVkjI?si=jCFD3_wfZCLg3SEl
It seems the pro Israeli crowd borrowed ideas from the Jan 6 rioters. Flag poles as weapons.
I agree. That's always been the case, to be honest.
To me, it seems that it always boiled down to the wanting to belong and the wanting to be relevant. Our small social communities for better or worse managed the extremes in certain kind of behavior and supressed the outliers. A double edged swordy thingy topic if you consider free speech to be important.
The internet opened up the access to finding a community for everyone regardless of their ideas and without getting bullied they can "belong to", regardless of their ideas.
At first, to me that sounded like progress - no repressing thoughts. Now? Not so sure where to draw the line between "free thinking" and "allowing toxic thoughts to flourish". Because where do we draw the line, coming from a "no thought police" stance, between "fine" and "oh god please no lock that person up right now"?
I didn't add paragraphs and blank lines on purpose, because.. well.. a rant with blank lines and paragraphs for readability is to be honest so very not 2024. (edit: added blank lines. it was absolutely unreadable)
All Media has the power to influence therefore can be used as a weapon 🔫
We've all done it in the past its just the Internet has changed the game from one to multi dimensional
I recognize that racism is ubiquitous so I will not argue whether there were any racists in the crowd. Reports from local NYC and student media outlets (along with NPR) indicate there were Jewish students among those arrested at the protest and that the racism claims may have been exaggerated or fabricated. Since I know there were jews there at the pro-palestine protest I would not feel any more unsafe walking past than I would at any other protest.