eli5 What is algorithm in social media?

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Like YT algorithm, tiktok algorithm,etc.

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I think the best way I can give a parallel is…

Think about a friend you have who, after you showed them a few funny videos, keeps sending you videos similar to what you’ve shown them. Sometimes, they nail it, and you like what they show you, sometimes they show you a very bad youtube poop and you’re wondering why you’re friend with them.

An algorhythm is essentially that, but without having any other job than that: It just looks at what you watched, what you reacted with, and tries to serve you new videos that are in similar veins to what you already watched, sometimes stufd you’ve already watched a few times if it notices you like revisiting a few of the best pieces. ***They don’t always get it right, but god bless, they are trying the best they can to make both you and their owner happy.***

Facebook/twitter/instagram algorhythms do the same, for their own content types.

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