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Why You Can’t Look Away From TikTok

Experts weigh in on the app’s killer algorithm and more

Angela Lashbrook
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9 min readAug 5, 2020

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Claire Lee, a stay-at-home mom based outside Chicago, downloaded TikTok “out of boredom” a few weeks into the coronavirus lockdown. She loved it way more than she expected.

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Angela Lashbrook
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I’m a columnist for OneZero, where I write about the intersection of health & tech. Also seen at Elemental, The Atlantic, VICE, and Vox. Brooklyn, NY.