Article note: Platform tiktokification as a carcinization analog is a good observation.
It's clearly the result of Min-Maxing: maximize engagement (hence advertising dollars), minimize content spend by herding users.
The trouble with fighting for human freedom is that one spends most of one’s time defending scoundrels. For it is against scoundrels that oppressive laws are first aimed, and oppression must be stopped at the beginning if it is to be stopped at all.