It's not about what I think, it's about the claim YOU made that you have not provided any evidence to support. The burden of proof is on the person making a claim, not on the people asking what the basis for them making that claim is.
So, instead of discussing the information I provided, why don't you provide the evidence to support your claim? I don't really think you have access to that information.
I think if you re-read what I said you'll find I didn't suggest TikTok is only favorable in the useless dancing metrics, I actually said I don't think Tiktok fares as favorably in the news/politics/opinion as it does in useless dancing. And I'm not suggesting Youtube is materially different and I'm sure the biggest reach videos aren't insightful commentary. I SUSPECT the longer form content Youtube offers is better positioned for worthwhile commentary than TikTok, but I don't have metrics to support that.
As to why our government wants to ban it, they don't want to ban it, they want to ensure they're the ones that control it, not China.
??? You started this off with a claim. My comment was in response to that. You also have no metrics at hand to support your claim that TikTok doesn't give you access to censored information.
I think it's lame to try and check someone demanding metrics when you yourself cannot be bothered to do the same. The onus has been on you from the beginning. You're also constantly shifting to points that have very little bearing on what is actually being argued.
Yes, they're the ones that want to control it, but why do they want to control it? You're missing the entire nuance of what is going on, just because it seems you want to uphold your faulty outlook on a platform you probably haven't used much.
It's not about what I think, it's about the claim YOU made that you have not provided any evidence to support. The burden of proof is on the person making a claim, not on the people asking what the basis for them making that claim is.
So, instead of discussing the information I provided, why don't you provide the evidence to support your claim? I don't really think you have access to that information.
I think if you re-read what I said you'll find I didn't suggest TikTok is only favorable in the useless dancing metrics, I actually said I don't think Tiktok fares as favorably in the news/politics/opinion as it does in useless dancing. And I'm not suggesting Youtube is materially different and I'm sure the biggest reach videos aren't insightful commentary. I SUSPECT the longer form content Youtube offers is better positioned for worthwhile commentary than TikTok, but I don't have metrics to support that.
As to why our government wants to ban it, they don't want to ban it, they want to ensure they're the ones that control it, not China.
??? You started this off with a claim. My comment was in response to that. You also have no metrics at hand to support your claim that TikTok doesn't give you access to censored information.
I think it's lame to try and check someone demanding metrics when you yourself cannot be bothered to do the same. The onus has been on you from the beginning. You're also constantly shifting to points that have very little bearing on what is actually being argued.
Yes, they're the ones that want to control it, but why do they want to control it? You're missing the entire nuance of what is going on, just because it seems you want to uphold your faulty outlook on a platform you probably haven't used much.
Does this statement ring a bell?
I asked what metrics lead you to conclude that. Do you have any?
Why do they want to control it? For the same reason China does. They want to censor ideas they dislike and promote ideas they do like.