Tiktok China is supposed to be educational and informative.
Tiktok America is entertainment only.
The theory is that China is poisoning the minds of young Americans by not developing interests in educational things.
Tiktok America is entertainment only.
The theory is that China is poisoning the minds of young Americans by not developing interests in educational things.
Chinese users are interested in junk just as much as westerners, if not more, so they will be fed exactly what keeps them glued to their phones.
I don’t believe for a second that every Chinese kid is on Douyin watching science videos for hours.
[1]: https://www.vice.com/en/article/pgzamm/chinas-live-streaming...
> The theory is that China is poisoning the minds of young Americans by not developing interests in educational things
It makes as much sense as saying that the US is trying to make Chinese people fat by serving high calorie empty nutrient foods in McDonalds and Starbucks stores in China.