TikTok’s algorithm had a major glitch over the weekend, and Gen Z noticed immediately. Users woke up Sunday to FYPs flooded with old videos and posts completely outside their usual interests from bizarre AI slop to random sports clips and, apparently for many, a sea lion video on repeat. Many said their feeds felt unrecognizable, like a default account rather than one with years of personalized curation. TikTok blamed a power outage at a U.S. data center, but the timing raised eyebrows. The glitch came just days after TikTok finalized a joint venture handing management of its U.S. algorithm to new investors. Reddit threads filled with speculation that the new ownership was already manipulating their feeds, questioning whether content will continue to show up from outside their typical, perfect stream. Either way, get ready for everyone to say TikTok has changed. (Business Insider, Reddit)
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