>> It's a computer program directed by humans with an agenda It most probably is a program written by humans, and presumably it is designed to measure and opti

>> It's a computer program directed by humans with an agenda It most probably is a program written by humans, and presumably it is designed to measure and optimize certain metrics such as clicks or ad views. > Rather than subscribing to this conspiracy theory, I can believe that it's The Algorithm (tm) doing it. "These sources reveal that in addition to letting the algorithm decide what goes viral, staff at TikTok and ByteDance also secretly hand-pick specific videos and supercharge their distribution, using a practice known internally as “heating.”" https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2023/01/20/tiktoks-secret-heating-button-can-make-anyone-go-viral/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilybaker-white/2023/01/20/tik...