TikTok fears point to larger problem: Poor media literacy in the social media age

"The deeper problem is not that the Chinese government can easily manipulate content on the app. It is, rather, that people think it is OK to get their news from social media in the first place. In other words, the real national security vulnerability is that people have acquiesced to informing themselves through social media. 

Social media is not made to inform people. It is designed to capture consumer attention for the sake of advertisers..."

https://theconversation.com/tiktok-fears-point-to-larger-problem-poor-media-literacy-in-the-social-media-age-226667