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Why TikTok’s Algorithm Keeps You Trapped in a Breakup Loop

New York Times — Tech · · International · AI Governance

Mental health experts are pointing to TikTok's recommendation algorithm as a driver of prolonged emotional distress, using breakup content as a case study in how the platform's design can lock users into narrow, repetitive content loops rather than broadening their feed over time.

Why this matters: The algorithm does not care if you are okay. It cares if you keep watching. When someone is hurting, the system learns what holds their attention and feeds them more of it. That is not a bug — it is the business model working as intended. The people most vulnerable to this are not making a choice to stay in the loop. They are being held there. That is what makes the design question a rights question: who is responsible when a platform profits from keeping someone stuck?

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