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>Instagram (explore/discovery) is generally pretty people with pretty things in pretty places. TikTok actively pressured the moderators to filter out 'ugly, po
by Abishek_Muthian 6y ago
>Instagram (explore/discovery) is generally pretty people with pretty things in pretty places.
TikTok actively pressured the moderators to filter out 'ugly, poor or disabled'[1].
I haven't used TikTok, but I think such apps of mass appeal at this age of intense screen time competition will resort activities like this; there is no magical reason for TikTok to be better than other limited attention social networks.
Even though I never thought of using TikTok, now as a disabled person I feel morally obliged to not use it.
[1]https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/mar/17/tiktok-tried-to-filter-out-videos-from-ugly-poor-or-disabled-users https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/mar/17/tiktok-tr...
- artificial 6y agoWould that suggest that the moderation helped it gain immense popularity? If so how much in your opinion?
- Abishek_Muthian 6y agoWhat I mentioned was least of TikTok's initial criticism. It was known to be a safe haven for much worse type of people(X) because the app was predominantly used by teens in Asian countries where child protection online laws are nearly nonexistent. Apart from turning a blind eye to it, along with moderation principles which made sure X got what they want, TikTok rose to market leader due to sheer number of Asian population. TikTok (Musically) was an Asian first app unlike Instagram, high Smartphone/Internet penetration acted as a catalyst. Only when they got prominence in western market, they started regulating the content for vulgarity.