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TikTokers are calling LA ICE raids 'music festivals' to trick the algorithm (lapublicpress.org)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] 78 points 1 year ago (4 children)

I like Tiktok for funny and helpful videos, but I deleted it because I realized the algorithm was controlling too much of what I was seeing. I realized it was starting to shape my opinions and split.

Their algorithm is a drug and spreads propaganda just like Facebook. Stay far away.

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  • [–] 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    I make a point of avoiding any form of mass produced short video format. I could almost feel my IQ dimming as I watched those things.

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  • [–] 31 points 1 year ago

    Good on you for making that realization. Most TikTok users I encounter do not have that level of self-reflection. I‘m not sure if I would have it if I ever installed it. I mean when you‘re constantly surrounded by the algorithmic equivalent of yes-men on TikTok, any opposition outside your bubble must look like a glitch. It seems pretty tough to break out of that.

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