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> The other important reason is that the "Not interested" action is seamless and TikTok actually learns from it. Have you ever used it? Because is doing a "dec
by ausudhz 4y ago
> The other important reason is that the "Not interested" action is seamless and TikTok actually learns from it.
Have you ever used it? Because is doing a "decent" job but not a "great" job. I've been suggested videos that I constantly flag as "not interested" all the time (and since it has no "block" functionality you gotta suck it up if it comes back again)
The algorithm is great but is more about where are you located than anything else. You don't get to see a lot of the content created in the first place just because you're not in the right region (eg. I never saw a Charlie video for example)
Overall I think it might apply a weighted approach on what to show and based on your engagement double down on what you are likely to watch more. Then you've trends, top creators etc that get featured more often.
The only thing I love about TikTok is the non-existing advertising. There's some, but is rather seamless and non blocking that sometimes you are even going to watch it.
Nothing to do with YouTube where you're basically in a worst situation than the classic TV (ads every now and then)
- semi-extrinsic 4y agoMy very loose understanding is that the effectiveness of the "Not interested" button is somehow inversely proportional to the strength of the correlation that TikTok uses for that particular suggestion. As the obvious example, if you are a male, you might only need to click "not interested" once or twice to stop seeing e.g. skateboarding or woodworking content, but many, many times to stop seeing content from attractive females.
- ausudhz 4y agoWell, I'm pretty sure I won't click "not interested" on a very attractive female content. But jokes aside, that totally make sense since was tech content from a tech bro that I personally feel was a bit too cringe.
- thrwyoilarticle 4y agoI suspect it 'knows better than you'. Self-curation leads to a boring niche whereas ignoring what you want in favour of what you linger on - even if you're lingering out of rage - leads to more engagement.
- ClassyJacket 4y agoI'm not convinced the Not Interested button does anything at all. I have blocked and "not interested" 103 (one hundred and three) reddit accounts on tiktok so far and it still shows me them.
- ausudhz 4y agoYa same issue for me indeed