The problem with TikTok is that it clearly pushes Chinese narratives.

See the 2024 Romanian election or this: https://www.dw.com/en/far-right-afd-appears-as-strongest-german-party-on-tiktok/a-69264717

Definitely, that’s why I’d be in favour of banning TikTok and requiring all social media platforms to have stronger fact checking mechanism.

Though, the only real solution is to improve the cognitive skills of the population starting when they’re children.

Huh? I’m not a Trump supporter nor a Clinton supporter. What are you going on about?

She doesn’t say anything close to that actually, try to read the article again in a more matter-of-factly way. Your completely legitimate political opinions -I don’t particularly like Hillary Clinton myself- shouldn’t prevent you from judging what she says fairly.

If that actually is your opinion, then you’re the living proof that Clinton is right. Social media is completely full of disinformation, misinformation and hybrid threats from Russia, China and many more.

Look at the 2024 Romanian presidential election.

Not at all. Thing is, where did she deny anything? Did you read the article?

I’m not American and I’m fully supportive of Palestine and Palestinians, in favour of sanctions on Israel and of the recognition of the Palestinian state. But media manipulation is probably the biggest danger our societies are facing and it’s a problem even on this matter.

“Smart, well-educated, young people from our own country, from around the world, where were they getting their information?” asked Clinton during a New York conference hosted by the Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom. “They were getting their information from social media, particularly TikTok.”

She continued, “That is where they were learning about what happened on October 7th, what happened in the days, weeks, and months to follow. That’s a serious problem. It’s a serious problem for democracy, whether it’s Israel or the United States, and it’s a serious problem for our young people.”

This is the quote from Clinton. She’s bringing up the dangers of media manipulation, and this article’s headline kinda proves her point.

Yeah. The media manipulation is real and a society needs to live in the same reality in order to function. Hillary Clinton brought up a totally fair point.

Gotta love how the Reddit and now Lemmy community is constantly against every single kind of technological advancement and they constantly end up being wrong a few years down the line.

Most moderate lemmy user when talking about digital freedom: