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by wrinkl3 2123 days ago
I'm not sure I follow, isn't TikTok curated via algorithms as well? The content you like influences the content you see next. How's that new?
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nine_zeros 2123 days ago
Whatever the curation algorithm in Tiktok is, it is so much better than Youtube or Instagram. One actually feels that they are a part of a movement bigger than themselves and something that is globally trending.

Tiktok is a revolutionary social media application. They did what twitter couldn't do with vine.

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puranjay 2123 days ago
I think the poster meant how you create a TikTok not to follow your friends, but to follow creators.

Following creators is something that emerged out of Instagram organically. You first logged in because you wanted to see what your friends were up to.

In contrast, following friends was likely not your original reason for joining TikTok - it was to find interesting content.

An ad from a "creator" in your Instagram feed might evoke stronger resistance than in your TikTok feed.

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