fossilesque@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 dagen geledenTikTok set to be banned in the US after losing appealwww.bbc.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square286fedilinkarrow-up1620arrow-down19
arrow-up1611arrow-down1external-linkTikTok set to be banned in the US after losing appealwww.bbc.co.ukfossilesque@mander.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 16 dagen geledenmessage-square286fedilink
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·edit-214 dagen geledenIt’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-up1·14 dagen geledenDid you fact check this article?
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·14 dagen geledenNot 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-214 dagen geledenSo 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-down1·14 dagen geledenThat’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.