Boris Johnson warns about TikTok and foreign influence operations based on intelligence briefing
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Boris Johnson recounts a meeting with a former Israeli intelligence officer who warned him about TikTok being used as a tool for foreign powers to manipulate public opinion and potentially influence thoughts through algorithmic content curation. Johnson draws parallels to historical propaganda techniques and expresses concern about the platform's data collection and potential for psychological manipulation at scale, arguing that Western democracies need to take the threat seriously.
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If you are under 55, though, it is increasingly likely that it just popped up on your social media feed.
What an ex-spook told me about foreign powers using electronic gremlins to manipulate our thoughts should terrify us all
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