I'm not really sure on your definition of "authenticity" but it seems to me that TikTok users are optimising for the algorithm, for engagement and for advertisi

I'm not really sure on your definition of "authenticity" but it seems to me that TikTok users are optimising for the algorithm, for engagement and for advertising revenue just like on every other platform. If anything, TikTok seems to give users the power to be even more annoying and repetitive, between the computer-generated voiceovers and the same few songs being used over and over again ("oh no, oh no, oh no no no no no").