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> American version is basically all ages softcore porn and ragebait.

My own experience, as well as my partner's, disputes this. My content is generally creators in the neurodivergant, LGTBQIA+, power generation for Alaska towns, wildlife rescues, D&D, cosplay, and news.

Only the last can occasionally contain ragebait, but it's generally not. Most of the things that make me angry are those like Nex Benedict's death, the death toll in Gaza strip, women being treated poorly by doctors, etc. Actual issues brought up in real time, not manufactured outrage.

My partner's content is generally "customer states", cats, dogs, ferrets, and couples sharing the amusing parts of their lives.

A data sample of only two, to be sure, but the absence of softcore porn and ragebait entirely makes 60 minutes' claims suspect.




yes every person’s feed is entirely different based on watch history.

that’s not what i’m talking about.

start a completely new profile and see what is recommended.


> start a completely new profile and see what is recommended.

That just speaks to what people in general find interesting. Instagram and YouTube shorts do the same thing.

Use the app for more than two minutes, and you're out of the "popular" bubble.


It’s not just that because social platforms have the ability to easily uprank content they want people to see which is entirely the point here.




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