this is purely anecdotal but the change has been pretty significant for me. I used to get a mix of political, educational, and funny content. Recently it’s been mostly funny and “satisfying” (brainrot-type stuff). Almost zero politics.
I just paused writing and scrolled for 15 minutes. Only 2 political posts, one from Al Jazeera and another from Zeteo. Nothing from the more relatable regular people creators I used to see all the time.
Suppression is pretty bad. Especially when talking about the “blue and white” country.
I’m in Italy, I do use it less but for the time I used it after the takeover I didn’t notice too many differences, even in English content. Even videos that are very positive about China (I get them on YouTube too)
Facebook on the other hand, which I very rarely use, had a terrible period with tons of rightwing propaganda, nothing to do with my profile.
I thought the us takeover was only for the app in us, and other countries were not affected. But I don’t use it so haven’t been flowing closely.
I’ve personally barely used it or really any other social media app recently but I’ve heard it’s been a pretty big difference and lots more US propaganda type shit.
I miss my Chinese propaganda personally
