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		wumeow on Jan 17, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban, but Trump might ... I remember trying out TikTok and realizing in horror that it was a slot machine for video content.

se4u on Jan 17, 2025 [–]

Have you seen YouTube shorts and Instagram reels. Lol

dpkirchner on Jan 17, 2025 | | [–]

I don't know about Shorts but Instagram has solved the addiction problem by ignoring signals like the user tapping "not interested" or scrolling past videos quickly. They just show junk.

wumeow on Jan 17, 2025 | | [–]

They copied TikTok.

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