Osama Bin Laden's 2002 "Letter to America" went viral, sparking discourse on TikTok's misinformation problem.
2024's "TikTok election" will have a major impact on how people consume political news.
TikTok videos of American users sympathizing with the letter sparked shockwaves and a deluge of commentary that reverberated far beyond the 'For You' feed.
But many of those posts contained the few dozen TikTok videos in question, and their rapid spread and the ensuing backlash emphasize the dilemma that TikTok faces ahead of what is already shaping up to be a contentious election year.
A post on X containing #LettertoAmerica TikTok videos, for example, has racked up over 32 million views and was still up on the platform on Friday, even after TikTok had removed many videos from its own platform.
Persons:
Osama Bin, —, TikTok, hashtag, hasn't, Gen, Biden, Meta's
Organizations:
Service, CNN, Republican, Intelligence, Pew Research Center, Facebook, TikTok
Locations:
America, Brookings, Facebook's