<story><title>TikTok owner ByteDance sees its earnings double in 2020</title><url>https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57522368</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>belval</author><text>I hate TikTok because it&amp;#x27;s so good. It&amp;#x27;s a frictionless content pump that we can open and doom-scroll for hours. I have never seen such a beautifully crafted user experience, from the recommendation algorithm that is top-notch the content that is catchy and highlights trends without overdoing it and the absence of political content if you don&amp;#x27;t engage with it (or maybe there is none at all).&lt;p&gt;I don&amp;#x27;t have it on my phone, but I truly see it as the pinnacle of the stupidly addictive social media app and it scares me because it means that Chinese companies are just as capable as us to spin the next Facebook and distribute propaganda to the next generation.</text></comment>
<story><title>TikTok owner ByteDance sees its earnings double in 2020</title><url>https://www.bbc.com/news/business-57522368</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>curiousllama</author><text>The big difference between Tik Tok and everything else to me: when I stop scrolling, I feel _good_.&lt;p&gt;On Instagram, I scroll until I hate myself.  On Facebook, I used to scroll until I got frustrated.  But on Tik Tok - it&amp;#x27;s a dopamine hit without the hangover.</text></comment>