nerdhd@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 22 days agoDoes TikTok do it on purpose?message-squaremessage-square11linkfedilinkarrow-up163arrow-down14file-text
arrow-up159arrow-down1message-squareDoes TikTok do it on purpose?nerdhd@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.world · 22 days agomessage-square11linkfedilinkfile-text
My first TikTok reached a whopping 100k views, but now I only get 50 on average. Is that intentional? It sure feels like it.
minus-squareWhitebrow@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up95·22 days agoIt’s called a hook. And yes it’s intentional by the algorithm to keep you engaged.
minus-squarexSikes@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·22 days agoJust like a slot machine. Good ol visual drugs.
minus-squareBreadOven@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·21 days agoActually? I’ve ever only seen gifs reposted on here or…before…On Reddit. I can’t say I’ve ever been on their site. That just seems evil. Although that sounds exactly what a huge platform would do.
It’s called a hook.
And yes it’s intentional by the algorithm to keep you engaged.
Just like a slot machine. Good ol visual drugs.
Actually? I’ve ever only seen gifs reposted on here or…before…On Reddit. I can’t say I’ve ever been on their site. That just seems evil. Although that sounds exactly what a huge platform would do.