Part of me wonders though if TikTok is helpful in understanding recommendation algorithms and curation, because it’s so blatant. I notice that, especially with younger users, there’s a total understanding that what they’re seeing is not occurring naturally, but is the result of computational choices being made for them.

Here’s How The YouTube Algorithm Actually Works Many believe that when a video was uploaded to YouTube, the algorithm would “test” it with a group of people. Then, based on the test results, it would either continue to push the content or stop recommending it. However, this idea has flaws and doesn’t reflect how the... See more