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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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[โ€“] admin@lemmy.my-box.dev 37 points 1 year ago (1 children)

"shocking"?

What did they expect?

[โ€“] xkforce@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago

Its business insider. They probably drank their own koolaid and assumed capitalism altruistically served up top tier content. The only other alternative piece would be justifying the deluge of ads as necessary and unavoidable to ensure the continued operation of tiktok