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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by fragmede on Wednesday April 24, 2024 @10:05PM (#40152501)
who's searching for things? you just scroll and get whatever the algorithm feeds you
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Re:Biden signs TikTok 'ban' bill into law, starting clock fo... by throwawayq3423 on Thursday April 25, 2024 @04:23PM (#40162541)
You search by "voting" for certain content over other while TikTok probes you. Then it learns and gives you more.

But the materials that are "acceptable" to give to you in the first place is mostly garbage on TikTok and highly curated on the Chinese version.

That's the point.

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