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TikTok, Boom.

If we think that these platformsreally are just showing us the most popular...

If we think that these platforms
really are just showing us the most popular content,
without really interrogating why we're seeing
what we're seeing

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If we think that these platforms really are just showing us
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the most popular content, without really interrogating
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why we're seeing what we're seeing.
Duration
11 seconds
Views
27
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:47
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Campfire Studios,Olive Hill Media,Such Content,7th Empire Media

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Movie Summary

With TikTok crowned the world's most downloaded app, these are the personal stories of a cultural phenomenon, told through an ensemble cast of Gen-Z natives, journalists and experts alike.
When I call your name I shall place the sorting hat - TikTok, Boom. 00:08
When I call your name I shall place the sorting hat
EUGENE: I refer to TikTok as a sorting hat, - TikTok, Boom. 00:14
EUGENE: I refer to TikTok as a sorting hat,
TikTok's recommendation algorithm serves - TikTok, Boom. 00:07
TikTok's recommendation algorithm serves
It sorts its users into different audiences, - TikTok, Boom. 00:11
It sorts its users into different audiences,
Most apps, like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram - TikTok, Boom. 00:09
Most apps, like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram
TikTok is very different, in that, even if you - TikTok, Boom. 00:14
TikTok is very different, in that, even if you
Is anyone else, like, a little weirded out - TikTok, Boom. 00:09
Is anyone else, like, a little weirded out
EUGENE: The "For You" page on TikTok is the default - TikTok, Boom. 00:07
EUGENE: The "For You" page on TikTok is the defaul...
And the other, it has a bunch of attributes about you, - TikTok, Boom. 00:15
And the other, it has a bunch of attributes about you,
My TikTok algorithm is just like, - TikTok, Boom. 00:18
My TikTok algorithm is just like,
The algorithm starts to become smarter - TikTok, Boom. 00:10
The algorithm starts to become smarter
And then adjust what videos it shows you in the future. - TikTok, Boom. 00:06
And then adjust what videos it shows you in the future.
And over time, it builds almost a fingerprint - TikTok, Boom. 00:07
And over time, it builds almost a fingerprint
I'm talking, like, I was just thinking about - TikTok, Boom. 00:10
I'm talking, like, I was just thinking about
But lately, I kid you not, it hasn't been things - TikTok, Boom. 00:08
But lately, I kid you not, it hasn't been things
Are any other girls, like, kind of aggravated - TikTok, Boom. 00:10
Are any other girls, like, kind of aggravated
EUGENE: TikTok is just the latest manifestation - TikTok, Boom. 00:14
EUGENE: TikTok is just the latest manifestation
The creator economy is the fastest growing type - TikTok, Boom. 00:09
The creator economy is the fastest growing type
TikTok has just really resonated - TikTok, Boom. 00:09
TikTok has just really resonated
We have brands poised to spend over $15 billion - TikTok, Boom. 00:07
We have brands poised to spend over $15 billion