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Re:TikTok overtakes Facebook as most downloaded app by emddudley on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @06:41PM (#28135664)
TikTok sorts you according to it's interests, not your own. Just because they notice that you are more engaged with irritating content doesn't mean you like irritating content.
Re:TikTok overtakes Facebook as most downloaded app by reggieband on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @08:03PM (#28136356)
This does not match my experience using TikTok.

I have an heuristic I follow whenever content I do not want appears on my FYP. I immediately scroll. I don't let the video get 10 seconds in, I absolutely do not let it finish. I do not swipe left to see other videos by the same creator. I do not click on the comments to see what other people are saying about the content. The second I realize I do not want content like that I swipe it away. If I get a series of such content I close the app and don't open until the next day. This has been 100% successful in removing unwanted content categories from my feed.

Alternatively, the opposite behavior is extremely effective in getting more content related to the current video. I let the video play all the way through or even play multiple times. I swipe left to see other content by the same creator and maybe watch a few of their other videos. I read the comments to see what other people are saying about the video.

It's pretty obvious if you think about it.

Re:TikTok overtakes Facebook as most downloaded app by CyberFoxar on Wednesday August 11, 2021 @07:19AM (#28140616)
I just wish you could downvote to tell the algo to not play on my morbid curiosity and stop recommending my that.