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TikTok set to be banned in the US after losing appeal (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 3 weeks ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The same nonsense happens on YouTube and Instagram. Just look at the motivations, these "content creators" get paid via ads (so views) and corporate sponsors, so they don't get rewarded for truth, they get rewarded for saying things their spomsors and viewers like.

I'm not saying they're intentionally misleading people, but journalism is hard and clickbait and copycat "journalism" is easy, so they'll tend to do more of the latter.

[–] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

I think its the mentality in america of, "whatever I need to do to get 'mine' is good".

Theres a reason people ask "was it worth it" about nearly everything here. I dont know how to convince people theyd be happier if greed didnt drive their values.