fossilesque@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoTikTok set to be banned in the US after losing appealwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square283fedilinkarrow-up1621arrow-down19
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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoNot personally, but it’s from a media org I trust, and they generally do a good job citing sources. If the BBC got caught lying, it would be big news. If a random influencer got caught lying, people would shrug and say, “that tracks.”
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-25 months agoSo how is it different if someone sees a news story from BBC’s TikTok account? https://www.tiktok.com/@bbcnews
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·5 months agoThat’s not at all what I’m talking about. I also don’t use TikTok, so I don’t know how their reporting differs there vs other media.
Not personally, but it’s from a media org I trust, and they generally do a good job citing sources.
If the BBC got caught lying, it would be big news. If a random influencer got caught lying, people would shrug and say, “that tracks.”
So how is it different if someone sees a news story from BBC’s TikTok account? https://www.tiktok.com/@bbcnews
That’s not at all what I’m talking about. I also don’t use TikTok, so I don’t know how their reporting differs there vs other media.