TikTok has added virtual functions to remind users to stop watching the endless flow of short videos on the app. Photo: Bloomberg
TikTok has added virtual functions to remind users to stop watching the endless flow of short videos on the app. Photo: Bloomberg
Zhou Xin
Opinion

Opinion

Zhou Xin

China’s efforts to shape country’s internet content look like a gigantic social experiment

  • Beijing’s control of online information has not stopped China’s internet services providers from finding new ways to capture the attention of online users
  • The government has even come up with specific rules to modify apps’ algorithms so that these would project ‘positive energy’ into society

TikTok has added virtual functions to remind users to stop watching the endless flow of short videos on the app. Photo: Bloomberg
TikTok has added virtual functions to remind users to stop watching the endless flow of short videos on the app. Photo: Bloomberg
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