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hgsgm on March 21, 2023 | parent | context | favorite | on: How TikTok Broke the Ad Business

> refining the experience with little consideration of ad revenue,

Refining engagement maximization, to maximize ad slots, with a little consideration of user satisfaction.

A4ET8a8uTh0 on March 21, 2023 [–]

I hate to be this guy, but if user was not sufficiently satisfied, the user would not keep using it. I am saying this as a person, who does not like social media.

halfnormalform on March 21, 2023 | [–]

Unless they're in withdrawal.

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