In a sense it only serves the whims of, I guess, people who study computer science at National Taiwan University, because these students maintain the space. And so they’re far more interested in getting the words out that looks like a public health crisis, than what will keep people’s attention and buy more consumer products, right? So there’s something that’s entirely social sector oriented in the PTT. And the PTT also helps to set social norms. For example, they were one of the first to sign on the voluntary counter-disinformation self regulatory norm, and they would refuse any influence operations by money or otherwise paid sponsor campaigns during elections…

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