Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner...
by tempsy on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @02:32PM
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yes every person’s feed is entirely different based on watch history.
that’s not what i’m talking about.
start a completely new profile and see what is recommended.
Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner...
by falcolas on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @02:37PM
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> start a completely new profile and see what is recommended.
That just speaks to what people in general find interesting. Instagram and YouTube shorts do the same thing.
Use the app for more than two minutes, and you're out of the "popular" bubble.
My own experience, as well as my partner's, disputes this. My content is generally creators in the neurodivergant, LGTBQIA+, power generation for Alaska towns, wildlife rescues, D&D, cosplay, and news.
Only the last can occasionally contain ragebait, but it's generally not. Most of the things that make me angry are those like Nex Benedict's death, the death toll in Gaza strip, women being treated poorly by doctors, etc. Actual issues brought up in real time, not manufactured outrage.
My partner's content is generally "customer states", cats, dogs, ferrets, and couples sharing the amusing parts of their lives.
A data sample of only two, to be sure, but the absence of softcore porn and ragebait entirely makes 60 minutes' claims suspect.