Backtracking : This, in recent days, has translated into an admission. Of having given excessive importance to videos and Reels. During a Q&A on his profile, Mosseri declared that behind the scenes of the social network a work has begun to restore balance between the visibility of photos and videos.
“The quantity and quality of likes and comments on photos and videos are already returning to the same level with our efforts. But if over time users feel more involved in the videos, it is natural that they will circulate more.” – Mosseri made clear.
Extra problem : Adam also revealed that he has noticed an increase in fake accounts interacting with his stories. Spam is a constant nuisance and difficult to eliminate completely. But they have never stopped working on it, that's for sure.
Taking a step back is sometimes the best solution to take two steps forward, cit. master Yoda (or maybe not, but it was fine) .
TikTok employees choose (with a secret button) which videos will get tons of views
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With social media and their algorithms in play, accusations have often been raised about the visibility limits given to some content. But this is new…
The Counter-Action : A Forbes investigation revealed that TikTok and cambodia telegram mobile phone number list ByteDance employees use a practice called “ heating ,” which involves manually pushing coverage of specific videos.
Manipulated Virality : With the push of a simple button, they can increase the views of specific videos up to a desired total by strategically pushing them into the “For You” section .
What for? Forbes says TikTok uses heating to build valuable relationships with influencers and brands. It inflates their numbers, and from there, you know, high numbers attract even more. Apparently, some employees also use it to pump up their own content.
In defense : TikTok responded that “heated” videos are only about 0.002% of the total and that they are actually mostly pushed content to help emerging creators and diversify the proposal on the social network. In addition, now, with the introduction of the “Why this video” information panel , it will be evident when a video in the “For You” section is there for natural causes or heating.