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The secret sauce of Chinese social media apps. (restofworld.org)
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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What is the secret sauce?

[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 day ago (1 children)

According to the article text:

A key driver behind the success of Chinese apps is that they have integrated e-commerce into their platforms, blending entertainment and networking with sales to monetize their famously addictive algorithms, according to Chinese social media experts and marketing firms.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

Oh so they're wrong. Okay

[–] [email protected] -2 points 1 day ago

They use mind-control technology to brainwash children so that, when the secret signal is sent through TikTok, they rise up and murder every adult.

This is why we gotta ban TikTok!!!!! \s