The distills have this, too. When writing a story with Llama, sometimes including violence will get you a canned refusal paragraph claiming how China is a peaceful place and society.
An issue arises when popularity is manipulated through artificial boosting by an adversarial government.
At some point, it becomes State Propaganda masquerading as grassroots activists.
Control over content can influence and distort public discourse and understanding. This is also against the spirit of free expression envisioned in the constitution and instead injecting an intentionally divisive voice.