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> The documents reveal that it's about curating appealing content to get user retention Seems kind of similar to what supermarket magazines do. Obviously a s
by catalogia 7y ago
> The documents reveal that it's about curating appealing content to get user retention
Seems kind of similar to what supermarket magazines do. Obviously a social media app is not a supermarket magazine, but the premise of cynically using pretty people to drive up engagement is nothing new.
- _jal 7y agoMagazines are not communication platforms their 'users' expect to use in anything remotely the same way. A better comparison might be bottle-service bars where looks or money buys your way in. Which I personally don't mind - if that's your thing, I guess, go for it. Not every place has to be somewhere I want to go, and they're pretty up-front that you need to meet whatever standards or pay crazy money. Tik Tok, from observed behavior, is weaselly about it. Combine with the fact that it is obviously part of the Silk Road strategy and likely an intelligence tool, and I'm going to continue to treat is as the radioactive garbage it is.