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TikTok has turned culture into a feedback loop of impulse and machine learning

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292 points natalie3p | 4 comments | 10 Sep 25 16:08 UTC | HN request time: 0.701s | source
1. daedrdev ◴[10 Sep 25 16:37 UTC] No.45200217[source]▶
Youtube forces 30 seconds of adds multiple times a video. Tiktok has absolutely become more popular than youtube thanks to its less intrusive ads.
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2. knowaveragejoe ◴[10 Sep 25 16:39 UTC] No.45200242[source]▶
tiktok videos themselves are often just ads.
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3. cwillu ◴[10 Sep 25 16:52 UTC] No.45200463[source]▶
But they're not forced.
4. sirbutters ◴[10 Sep 25 17:58 UTC] No.45201403[source]▶
Am I the only one who absolutely despises vertical videos? For that reason alone I would not touch TikTok with a 10ft pole.