One thing I find interesting about TikTok (and potentially modern algorithm-driven social medias) is the region-locking. Growing up I was fascinated by the fact

One thing I find interesting about TikTok (and potentially modern algorithm-driven social medias) is the region-locking. Growing up I was fascinated by the fact I could force people across the ocean to read my broken English, and that was basically how I learned English. Nowadays a lot of English vocabulary has invaded my language in gaming and tech circles, while apps like TikTok have their recommendation algorithms designed with strong regional bias and no way of opting out of that apparently. It's hard for me to tell if TikTok is really the way Americans say it is when, if I try to use TikTok, what I will end up seeing will be in literally a different language. I hope this doesn't catch on. It makes the world wide web feel a lot less world wide.