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.

In terms of enjoyment, TikTok used to be like a best friend. Now it’s like a coworker who works in sales and wants you like them. I’ve reset my feed settings so many times because TikTok gets so boring.

I have days where my feed turns into constant marketing videos. Like there will be ads but then the videos I get shown are people talking about a specific product or program. They don’t directly come out and say they are promoting something. It’s like subliminal marketing. I wish I had an example of this. I just know it when I see it.

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

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.