TikTok It has an algorithm that allows you to watch videos, but when choosing a platform, many users are interested in how they choose to watch content, so the platform will add a button to explain the reason for the recommendations.

department For you This is where videos appear based on user behavior through an algorithm that adjusts display times for content, likes, followers, comments and more.

But in this controlled randomness, videos can appear that don’t understand why they are recommended, which will now become clear with a new feature that the platform is adding called “Why are you watching this video”.

The panel will open by clicking on the share button, where a question mark icon will appear and then a small panel will open explaining the various reasons.

Among the definitions, TikTok It will let you know that it’s being shown because of previous interactions, accounts you follow, because it was recently published in a country or nearby region, or because the content is popular near the user.

“This feature is one of many ways we’re working to bring meaningful transparency to the people who use our platform, and it builds on a series of steps we’ve taken to achieve that goal,” the app said on its blog.

Also, they made it clear that they are looking for a way to improve the feature to “provide more detail and transparency” on the recommendations that are provided to users in the section. For youwhich is usually the main consumption.

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Although the For You section displays random videos, most of them respond to the profile that the user has created on the social network of other previously viewed videos, interactions and other aspects mentioned above.

However, randomness can be controlled in some way. First, delete the videos you don’t want to watch anymore, because if there’s content you don’t like, all you have to do is tap the screen and then tap the Ignore button. Doing this consistently will help the app understand what not to recommend.

There are other more drastic methods, such as deleting cache, likes, or canceling certain accounts. For each case, these are the following steps:

clearing the cache

1. Go to user profile.

2. Select the Settings and Privacy menu.

3. Clear the cache and data with the “Free up space” option.

4. Delete the cache.

Remove like

1. Go to profile

2. Look for the “Like” section

3. Mark the videos with “like” that we no longer want to be part of the account

Stop following accounts

1. Go to profile

2. Click on “Next” option

3. A list will appear with all the following accounts and it will be possible to remove them one by one.

With all these changes, the app will start recommending other videos and the user’s decision will be to guide the algorithm with the content they are interested in to discover other creators.

Although the platform will continue to recommend videos that are popular in the region where the account is located, as well as profiles that are in the phone’s contact list and nearby.

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