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We watched 1,000 TikToks in one sitting. The algorithm served up a shocking number of ads, rivaling network TV. (www.businessinsider.nl)

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[–] [email protected] 30 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Seems like people are going off the headline only, so here are some more details. While the results are predictable, it's still worth exploring for how bad it is

The results? On TikTok, about a third of the content we watched were ads — but it didn't always feel that way.

TikTok didn't respond to a request for data on how frequently ads supposed are to on the bak site and how these ads are dispersed on the For You Page (FYP). However, a TikTok spokesperson told Insider ads supposed are to represent a small portion of the content people should see on their FYP.

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 11 months ago

Not much different than Facebook, instagram, tumblr. About every forty post was an advertisement. It’s why I left those.

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