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The TikTok Glitch on The Viral List

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TikTok’s glitch, Gen Z’s new wave of TikTok alternatives, and backlash over Harry Styles’ tour are going viral…

TL;DR

  • After finalizing U.S. ownership, young users on TikTok reported FYPs flooded with irrelevant, repetitive, content
  • In response to TikTok’s glitch, alternatives started pulling in users (and no, not RedNote)
  • Harry Styles’ presale prices shocked fans, with many calling out the tour on social media for being inaccessible and out of touch
TikTok’s algorithm had a major glitch over the weekend, and Gen Z noticed immediately  Young users woke up on Sunday to FYPs that felt completely off. Instead of their usual hyper-personalized feeds, many were served old videos and posts completely outside their usual interests—from bizarre AI slop to stray sports clips and, for some reason,...

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