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If you have not seen any video about such a prominent and important topic, then that speaks for itself. Keep the users in the happy zone, don't shake them awake

If you have not seen any video about such a prominent and important topic, then that speaks for itself. Keep the users in the happy zone, don't shake them awake from the illusion of a peaceful well functioning world of consumption.

dopa42365 3y ago
It's almost as if tiktok isn't a news site (at least not primarily).
foverzar 3y ago
Slogans sound fun, but realistically TikTok is just very good at giving you content you're interested in. If they don't care for this kind of content, they simply won't see it. It's the same the other way around.
- 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
  > realistically TikTok is just very good at giving you content you're interested in. And nothing else? Show me the data. The problem is that it feels like they just show users what they want, that there are no thumbs on the scale, but then they hide the scale! There is no transparency.
  - Dah00n 3y ago
    That reads an awful lot like a "Guilty until proven innocent because China" argument. >There is no transparency. Hey Google! What is Project Texas?
    - 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
      Not at all. The article is about TikTok but all algo feeds could use more transparency.
  - foverzar 3y ago
    > that there are no thumbs on the scale, but then they hide the scale! Thumbs are for boomers. Either you watch it, or you keep scrolling. Of course the scale is hidden, it only messes up the UX, basically like exposed wiring > And nothing else? Show me the data. Well then do your own research and see if it's any different from my empirical evidence. Why play a guessing game? > There is no transparency. There never is for a product.
Dah00n 3y ago
>then that speaks for itself What is it saying, then? Are you saying TikTok is doing Good Stuff (aka propaganda) for the US government and other western governments? Because that sounds an awful lot like doing what those governments would want TikTok to do, and the opposite of what TikTok gets accused of doing.

dopa42365 3y ago

It's almost as if tiktok isn't a news site (at least not primarily).

foverzar 3y ago

Slogans sound fun, but realistically TikTok is just very good at giving you content you're interested in. If they don't care for this kind of content, they simply won't see it. It's the same the other way around.

2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
> realistically TikTok is just very good at giving you content you're interested in. And nothing else? Show me the data. The problem is that it feels like they just show users what they want, that there are no thumbs on the scale, but then they hide the scale! There is no transparency.
- Dah00n 3y ago
  That reads an awful lot like a "Guilty until proven innocent because China" argument. >There is no transparency. Hey Google! What is Project Texas?
  - 2OEH8eoCRo0 3y ago
    Not at all. The article is about TikTok but all algo feeds could use more transparency.
- foverzar 3y ago
  > that there are no thumbs on the scale, but then they hide the scale! Thumbs are for boomers. Either you watch it, or you keep scrolling. Of course the scale is hidden, it only messes up the UX, basically like exposed wiring > And nothing else? Show me the data. Well then do your own research and see if it's any different from my empirical evidence. Why play a guessing game? > There is no transparency. There never is for a product.

Dah00n 3y ago

>then that speaks for itself What is it saying, then? Are you saying TikTok is doing Good Stuff (aka propaganda) for the US government and other western governments? Because that sounds an awful lot like doing what those governments would want TikTok to do, and the opposite of what TikTok gets accused of doing.