Title: Your guide to using TikTok - The Verge
Headings: Your guide to using TikTok
Your guide to using TikTok
Basic Terms
The videos
The creators
Beyond “For You”
The songs
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Hashtags and challenges
How does the algorithm work?
Privacy options
Notifications
Just jump into it

Content: Just like any other app, getting to the front page is crucial to landing a viral TikTok video and securing additional followers. Considering TikTok is beginning to look into advertising directly in the app, monetization for TikTokers isn’t far off, and using hashtags to game the system is key to securing viewers. Keep in mind that TikTok is just like any other site when it comes to recommending videos for you to watch: it relies on an algorithm. If you watch 20 videos from one specific challenge, the next time you open up the app, For You might be flooded with nothing but specific challenge videos. How does the algorithm work? Much like on YouTube, you don’t have to be logged in or have a TikTok account to track what you’re watching. TikTok tends to group together a bunch of related videos, then recommend those to specific users who it thinks will enjoy them. This is helpful when it comes to exploring niches. Users who are especially interested in watching Naruto memes and videos will probably be served content from a specific community of creators.