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

Re:TikTok told moderators to suppress posts by “ugly” people... by zapzupnz on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @10:22PM (#22612970)

They don’t limit who can post content but rather whose content reaches the suggestions, regardless of a post’s popularity.

Also, again, the people turned away from the night club door still can’t go in. Took Too users who don’t post can still view content.

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Re:TikTok told moderators to suppress posts by “ugly” people... by jussij on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @11:06PM (#22613227)

All of that may well be true.

However, if this article is correct, they also seem to favour good looking TikTok users, which is not unlike Night Clubs who also like to favour good looking patrons.

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Re:TikTok told moderators to suppress posts by “ugly” people... by Drew_ on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @11:23PM (#22613312)

If the posted content is never shown to anyone then this is the same as not allowing the post.

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Re:TikTok told moderators to suppress posts by “ugly” people... by zapzupnz on Tuesday March 17, 2020 @11:40PM (#22613400)

TikTok is like Twitter in that you can follow people.

Something not trending on Twitter isn't the same as not existing or not showing to one's followers. Likewise, something not becoming a suggested TikTok isn't the same as not allowing the post wholesale.

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Re:TikTok told moderators to suppress posts by “ugly” people... by aabbcc1241 on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @03:04AM (#22614318)

if you can convince your peers to surf your profile, your content is still accessible I suppose

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