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It’s interesting, my video feeds on TikTok, instagram, and YouTube shorts have so little resemblance of each other. Totally different kinds of videos, not just topics or creators, but totally different genres. Nothing alike. It’s weird because I know all the videos I see on one are uploaded to the other two.

I am not trying to get the algorithms to diverge. I interact in mostly the same way to the same videos on all three but get a really different experience. Given that they are mostly clones of each other this is surprising. Is that the case for anyone else?

When I open divine.video I mostly get testing and debug videos. So no comparison yet.
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FrankLee Speaking · 6w
I don't have Instagram or Tik Tok, and when I use YouTube, I do it through through a vpn on a private tab on my browser with history tirned off and cookies blocked. We're not the same.
Globe99 · 6w
Of the three of those, I only use YT... But I find that YT on a Smart TV is vastly better at suggesting videos than YouTube on my phone, or at a desktop... IDK what it is, but perhaps Smart TV platforms get less "enshittification" pressure?
FreedomTech · 6w
People still use those platforms? Who knew..?
richard · 5w
not surprising, that shows their algorithm is not only based on what you'd like to see but on what they want you to see.
rosano.ca · 5w
i've mostly used instagram but stopped scrolling in the last years, not sure if the few occasions when i try other video platforms ends up as random garbage because it doesn't know me (despite knowing the videos i create and post) or if the algorithm's goals are different
wakest · 5w
I have the same experience, all three show me totally different stuff. They all slowly update but TikTok is like the only one who mostly shows more diy or less produced content.
Boka · 5w
In Big Tech, ‘user’ is just short for ‘used’. 😉