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The entire point of an app like TikTok is to stir stories and headlines so they get more clicks. Everything is for the algorithm.
If you use TikTok on a fresh account to test, you’ll see you’re not quite right. It’s scary just how fast and precise the algorithm actually optimizes for your taste and your political views.
And the boosted content is quite clearly associated with how many people liked it.
There’s no deep conspiracy here.