fossilesque@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 21 days agoTikTok set to be banned in the US after losing appealwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square286fedilinkarrow-up1620
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minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-219 days agoIt’s not shocking that they hear about news through social media, it’s shocking that people trust it anywhere near as much as traditional journalism. There’s no incentive for someone on social media to fact check or tell any more of the story than will get them views.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 days agoDid you fact check this article?
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 days 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-219 days 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-up1·19 days 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.
It’s not shocking that they hear about news through social media, it’s shocking that people trust it anywhere near as much as traditional journalism.
There’s no incentive for someone on social media to fact check or tell any more of the story than will get them views.
Did you fact check this article?
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.