3 ms·
TikTok can’t really be researched as a generic site: Everything about the user interactions (scroll/not scroll, how long before scroll, whether a comment was le
by joshspankit 3y ago
TikTok can’t really be researched as a generic site: Everything about the user interactions (scroll/not scroll, how long before scroll, whether a comment was left, whether comments were open, etc, etc, etc) informs the content that is pushed to that user.
Simply investigating a sexualized video will make it much more likely to get sexualized videos throughout the use of the app.
- wjholden 3y agoI hadn't thought about that, but I think you're right. In fact, any recommendations engine could be a difficult confounding factor in any study of social media. I'm thinking of how the machine might even be aware of the user's IP address or User-Agent, which could bias recommendations.