House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner or ban the app

Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by tempsy on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @02:32PM (#39695459)

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.

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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by falcolas on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @02:37PM (#39695525)

> 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.

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Re:House passes bill to force TikTok sale from Chinese owner... by tempsy on Wednesday March 13, 2024 @02:41PM (#39695600)

It’s not just that because social platforms have the ability to easily uprank content they want people to see which is entirely the point here.

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