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Copyright-infringing movie clips aren’t supposed to be on TikTok, but of course they are.
The Wall Street Journal writes about the ubiquity of those unauthorized, user-uploaded movie clips on TikTok that may sometimes show up in your recommendations on the service.
WSJ reports that uploaders “appear to” game the algorithm with bot followers that boost a video’s popularity to get it into users’ FYP. Then, once users linger on a few, the algorithm surfaces more.
People Are Streaming Pirated Movies on TikTok, One Short Clip at a Time
[The Wall Street Journal]
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