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I have a bit of experience with video platforms.

It’s really hard to say which video will work or not. What people react to and what not.

All I’m saying is that this could also potentially be explained by "The Algorithm" per se.

There’s lots of myths in social media, some weeks ago I kept seeing people on TikTok claiming that if you put some keyword in you profile(I think it was “Oracle”) or some of your post you will start seeing the protest again because the algorithm will “reset”. I assumed that someone was trying to farm accounts interested in politics or maybe indeed the algorithm steers by the introduction of the new for the account word.

Anyway, considering that the purchase of the American TikTok was done with a purpose and there is documented collusion between the involved tech Billionaires and the political class behind the street executions in American cities that drive those protests, I wouldn’t be surprised that they are actually throttling this time.

Support for ICE is in minority (although a large one). I don't think algorithm would suppress negative opinions on it, especially among viewership of celebrities that don't appeal to the right side of political spectrum.

You should qualify your statement with "amongst the few people I talk to and the narrow spectrum of media I consume."

Also, do you mean minority of the total US population or minority of the voting population?

For one reference point I fully support ICE. And I think it's wild you have local and state politicians encouraging actions against federal agents who are enforcing federal law.

More Americans support than oppose abolishing ICE.

The Gestapo, too, was federal agents enforcing federal law.

https://today.yougov.com/politics/articles/53939-more-americ...

In this case can you honestly say federal law is wrong?

Polling seems to suggest you're wrong.

Enforcing federal law by shooting a fleeing woman in the head and a restrained nurse in the back? Boy, what fair and just law.

You watch those videos at all? Fleeing woman tries to run over federal agent.

Well, you're wrong. This article has more info but is login- or paywalled.

https://www.theverge.com/news/867625/tiktok-down-weekend-bro...

https://archive.ph/l4qni

I didn't say it's the effect of the censorship. I just said it's unlikely to be the effect of normal operation of their algorithm. If the actual explanation was the accidental outage then I was right.

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