TikTok told moderators to suppress posts by “ugly” people and the poor

Re:TikTok told moderators to suppress posts by “ugly” people... by jjcm on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @06:46PM (#22611404)

Or news stations, which hire presenters based on attractiveness.

Or fashion products, which hire models based on attractiveness.

Or the music industry, which puts forward pop stars that are attractive while keeping ones that don't have sex appeal off the air.

Or the film industry. Or the literally any other industry that tries to survive via popularity and getting eye time. Attractiveness sells. What TikTok is doing is no different than any other industry, it's just that the models aren't getting paid.

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Re:TikTok told moderators to suppress posts by “ugly” people... by uwuhn on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @11:16PM (#22613273)

Don't forget the service industry. There's a correlation between how attractive you are and your earning ceiling for bartending and waitering/waitressing.

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Re:TikTok told moderators to suppress posts by “ugly” people... by rambojazz on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @02:50AM (#22614258)

I can offer real world evidence in support of this correlation. I worked at 2 different restaurants in my life. I didn't get many tips; only pocket change if it was a good night. The hot waitresses could make as much as 1/3 of their monthly salary from tips.

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Re:TikTok told moderators to suppress posts by “ugly” people... by SzamarCsacsi on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @06:43AM (#22615217)

It's not the same though, is it? On Instagram and TikTok and the likes, you don't need "ugly filters", because there's instant feedback: clicks, impressions, likes, hearts, comments, whatever. In the film industry, for example, you won't know whether the product will be a success or not until after the fact that you spent a ton of money on it.

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Re:TikTok told moderators to suppress posts by “ugly” people... by KaoruAoiShiho on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @08:02AM (#22615634)

Suppressed is wrong. The for you page is more like free promotion and free promotion is not a human right. You can still promote your content manually even if it doesn't get on the for you page.

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