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Ghostlinkz
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> As a music platform, TikTok is very obviously worse than a lot of its peers Is this true? I have my own opinion, but since I’ve never joined TikTok, I’d rather hear from those who’ve actually spent time on the platform https://consequence.net/2025/01/tiktok-terrible-music-discovery/
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GENUINE JACK
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Topical content I think you might appreciate… https://youtu.be/S1m-KgEpoow
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Ghostlinkz
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The Vox video makes the opposite argument compared to the article, but the article points out that “TikTok began enshittifying in 2023 with the creator affiliate program, which is also when TikTok Shop took over everyone’s feed” It is possible things went downhill after the Vox video came out, and the artists who benefited from TikTok before 2023 might still be thriving today. The article also claims that TikTok’s algorithm “penalizes artists it thinks are ugly” which is a huge issue if true and something the Vox investigation might have missed. What both the video and article seem to agree on is that artists who go viral on TikTok do so by working hard and building their own leverage. If TikTok disappears, these artists might not only survive on other platforms but actually thrive more. I personally think it’s a weak argument because the other platforms aren’t any better but I guess we are about to find out.
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GENUINE JACK
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it's also entirely possible that the TT algo has changed significantly in just two years since the release of the video. I have an account but never really used TT -- I never found that the content I was being shown was relevant. I know a lot of artists who are there because the know they have to be, but I don't think it's made any impact for them directly.
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