Start from scratch on TikTok, and go through the filter of algorithms as on the first day. This is what the social network will offer. He is working on a new feature called “refresh” after a spokesperson contacted by The Verge. By pressing this button, the use that we have made of the social network will be erased. The algorithms will then scrutinize our route as if it were the first time. This means that the videos present in the “For you” page will be modified, specifies Numerama.
This “For you” page is fed according to what the user looks at, the time he spends on certain content, the keywords he searches for, etc. Therefore, after a while, TikTok can lock us into a habit by suggesting that we always see the same type of videos. It can be difficult to break out of this pattern established by the social network. “Refresh” will allow you to clean up.
No feature details
Testing of this feature will begin in the coming days, according to The Verge. It will only be available to a limited number of users. As of now, no details on the feature have been given. We do not know if we can draw this button at any time or if there will be a time limit, such as once a day, a week or a month. Also difficult to know if it is really a zero start.
The appearance of this button comes after a controversy that the virality of certain videos does not necessarily come from the algorithms. TikTok has confirmed to Forbes on January 20 that American employees of the social network had the possibility of making certain videos viral.