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I agree in the sense that TikTok is a trust and safety disaster at the moment and I’m not sure Microsoft realizes the investment required to clean it up and mak

• dcow 6y ago
  Videos of minors dancing is by no means native to tiktok or in any way illegal. If you think those videos are socially problematic (which many do), then you need to attack the incentive structure that breeds that type of content.
  • xoxoy 6y ago
    agreed the algorithm is especially geared to minors to make mini music videos that are highly sexualized
    • dcow 6y ago
      Yes, but so is Hollywood’s, for example. The algorithm is geared around imitation style creative proliferation. It shows you videos similar to others you've liked. It simply seems like lots of people like to watch other people dance to catchy tunes. And even watch people react to watching other TikTok videos. The top videos on the platform get hundreds of millions of views, far more than what you’d expect if this content was supported by pockets of underground “pedophiles”. On one hand TikTok is an amazing and disruptive tool for creative expression. On the other hand, it simply reiterates our timeless cultural desire for sexualized female-gendered expression. If you find this aspect of human nature problematic we have also developed tools and institutions to combat it: religion. But those seem to have pedophile problems too. Joke aside they have fallen out of popularity of late.