Now that the UK plans to let 16-year olds vote, it’s going to be interesting to monitor TikTok for political content. That’s now a huge battleground. If there’s any truth to the fears about Beijing’s control over the app, China could now have big influence in UK elections.
Well, ok, but it's also worth being wary when this is inevitably used to suggest China is manipulating the vote towards Jeremy Corbyn (& I'll eat my hay if that isn't the main TikTok angle we see) that Corbyn was already very popular with younger voters.
Only the people of Islington get to vote for Corbyn though. The real thing to monitor will be the kinds of issues that get most exposure and also whether there’s any impact on topics that matter to China.
hat* (not a horse)