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Honestly, every time I get on TikTok, it degenerates into thirst traps and OF adverts. I explicitly block these creators and never click like in any of these th

Honestly, every time I get on TikTok, it degenerates into thirst traps and OF adverts. I explicitly block these creators and never click like in any of these themes, but the algorithm thinks I want to see that stuff no matter how much I try to tell it that I don’t.

ipnon 3y ago
There is a saying in TikTok, “you are responsible for your own timeline.”
- fennecfired 3y ago
  Prove it? I do not give the benefit of doubt to large corporations, especially those backed by governments. I save that for individuals.
  - ipnon 3y ago
    This is impossible without working at TikTok, and being intimately aware of their algorithm, neither of which I am. But I would lend credence to this saying because it seems to be so obvious to the users of the platform. They learn quite a lot about how it works through observation alone.
    - fennecfired 3y ago
      Agreed, without working there, you're just speculating. Given the possiblity for abuse, and the value from abusing it, I assume the worst: they are abusing it and probably worse than either of us can imagine.
- distant_hat 3y ago
  The enshittification of tiktok is almost complete. The famed recommendation algorithm that would figure out and show you want is there but it doesn't generate money. At this point, it is the exploitation phase of the users.
- probably_wrong 3y ago
  Apologies for the lack of civility, but anyone who says that without irony is an idiot. Why? Because they are granting legitimacy to a multinational over the words of actual people. Claiming that "the algorithm is always right and therefore you must be lying" is as close as thoughtcrime as one can get. When in doubt (and I see no evidence here), side with the human and not with the algorithm!
sbjs 3y ago
My fyp is mostly Scott Pilgrim clips and bladerunner2049-esque photography, which is weird because I've never seen Scott Pilgrim vs The World or either Blade Runner. Sure there's occasional dance memes just like there's also random pranks and animated memes which I'm sure everyone sees, but like, the algorithm clearly knows what I like somehow, because I ended up really liking both of those movies after being encouraged to watch them by my fyp.
eachro 3y ago
My feed is entirely cooking tiktoks, pottery and restaurant recs for the town I live in. I am fairly ruthless about indicating when I am (like/bookmark) and am not interested (block and hit "not interested" button) in a piece of content.
droopyEyelids 3y ago
The only element I'm aware of that you didn't mention is quickly swiping away from thirst traps- TikTok counts how much time you spend watching that video as a signal. Other than that, if you're representing your use correctly, it sounds like a bug, or that someone else is using your account (on a shared device?) to watch the sexy people.

ipnon 3y ago

There is a saying in TikTok, “you are responsible for your own timeline.”

fennecfired 3y ago
Prove it? I do not give the benefit of doubt to large corporations, especially those backed by governments. I save that for individuals.
- ipnon 3y ago
  This is impossible without working at TikTok, and being intimately aware of their algorithm, neither of which I am. But I would lend credence to this saying because it seems to be so obvious to the users of the platform. They learn quite a lot about how it works through observation alone.
  - fennecfired 3y ago
    Agreed, without working there, you're just speculating. Given the possiblity for abuse, and the value from abusing it, I assume the worst: they are abusing it and probably worse than either of us can imagine.
distant_hat 3y ago
The enshittification of tiktok is almost complete. The famed recommendation algorithm that would figure out and show you want is there but it doesn't generate money. At this point, it is the exploitation phase of the users.
probably_wrong 3y ago
Apologies for the lack of civility, but anyone who says that without irony is an idiot. Why? Because they are granting legitimacy to a multinational over the words of actual people. Claiming that "the algorithm is always right and therefore you must be lying" is as close as thoughtcrime as one can get. When in doubt (and I see no evidence here), side with the human and not with the algorithm!

sbjs 3y ago

My fyp is mostly Scott Pilgrim clips and bladerunner2049-esque photography, which is weird because I've never seen Scott Pilgrim vs The World or either Blade Runner. Sure there's occasional dance memes just like there's also random pranks and animated memes which I'm sure everyone sees, but like, the algorithm clearly knows what I like somehow, because I ended up really liking both of those movies after being encouraged to watch them by my fyp.

eachro 3y ago

My feed is entirely cooking tiktoks, pottery and restaurant recs for the town I live in. I am fairly ruthless about indicating when I am (like/bookmark) and am not interested (block and hit "not interested" button) in a piece of content.

droopyEyelids 3y ago

The only element I'm aware of that you didn't mention is quickly swiping away from thirst traps- TikTok counts how much time you spend watching that video as a signal. Other than that, if you're representing your use correctly, it sounds like a bug, or that someone else is using your account (on a shared device?) to watch the sexy people.