{"id":382421,"date":"2021-12-17T02:33:09","date_gmt":"2021-12-16T23:33:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/tiktok-is-removing-videos-from-your-feed-will-you-be-affected\/"},"modified":"2021-12-17T02:33:09","modified_gmt":"2021-12-16T23:33:09","slug":"tiktok-is-removing-videos-from-your-feed-will-you-be-affected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/tiktok-is-removing-videos-from-your-feed-will-you-be-affected\/","title":{"rendered":"#TikTok is removing videos from your feed \u2013 will you be affected?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<strong>#TikTok is removing videos from your feed \u2013 will you be affected?<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>TikTok announced on Thursday plans to change the content shown on its For You page (FYP), the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>\u2019s home screen.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/tiktok\/\">The app<\/a>\u00a0said it wants to switch up the algorithm for the FYP with the goal of breaking up clusters of videos on topics it deems harmful.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we continue to develop new strategies to interrupt repetitive patterns, we\u2019re looking at how our system can better vary the kinds of content that may be recommended in a sequence,\u201d TikTok wrote in a blog post.<\/p>\n<p>The company added that they are working hard to recognize if their system \u201cinadvertently\u201d recommends limited types of content that could have negative\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/health\/mental-health\/\">mental health implications<\/a>\u00a0on someone if that\u2019s the majority of what they consume.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a> giant cited loneliness, extreme dieting, fitness, sadness, and breakup posts as specific types of content that are fine to consume in a single video, but \u201cproblematic if viewed in clusters,\u201d as it can \u201creinforce a negative personal experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TikTok said their research is being informed by experts across the board, including doctors, clinical psychologists, and AI ethics experts, as well as the community.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-removse-videos-714.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Tik tok logo \" class=\"wp-image-20520262\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-removse-videos-714.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-removse-videos-714.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-removse-videos-714.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>Tik Tok is changing for the FYP page to reduce harmful video content. <\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Gett<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The algorithm currently in place for the FYP uses metrics like how long a viewer hovers over content to generate the rest of the feed.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if a user watches a financial advice video, the FYP will recommend more of those types of videos.<\/p>\n<p>This feature has been scrutinized in the past, especially after\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/podcasts\/google-news-update\/sex-drugs-and-tiktok-what-the-viral-video-app-shows-minors\/b18bd8e0-2f02-4b4d-bf74-09bacd8cc85e\">The Wall Street Journal<\/a>\u00a0conducted an investigation that showed just how easily young people can access a seemingly infinite stream of sex and drugs content.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-removse-videos-716.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1024\" alt=\"Person opening Tiktok app\" class=\"wp-image-20520264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-removse-videos-716.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-removse-videos-716.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-removse-videos-716.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The current TikTok algorithm uses metrics like how long a viewer hovers over content to generate the feed.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">NurPhoto via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The company, which surpassed more than 1 billion users in September, said that both their user\u2019s safety and promoting diverse content is important to them.<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re hoping that by adjusting the current algorithm that each person\u2019s For You feed will feature a \u201cbreadth of content, creators, and topics.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TikTok also announced plans for a feature that would allow users to flag and customize what type of content they don\u2019t want to see.<\/p>\n<p><em>This story originally appeared <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" 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The app\u00a0said it wants to switch up the algorithm for the FYP with the goal of breaking up clusters of videos on topics&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":382422,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/12\/tiktok-removse-videos-717.jpg?quality=90&strip=all&w=1024","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[70897],"tags":[121904,98884,4976,47912],"class_list":["post-382421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-12-16-21","tag-digital-life","tag-social-media","tag-tiktok"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=382421"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/382421\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/382422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=382421"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=382421"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=382421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}