>TikTok moderators were told to suppress videos from users who appeared too ugly, poor or disabled, as part of the company’s efforts to curate an aspirational air in the videos it promotes, according to new documents published by the Intercept.
Could you explain how this is related? This is evidence they've always curated for what they deem as "undesirable" things, related to engagement.
> who appeared too ugly, poor or disabled
From the engagement perspective, you'll find that movie stars, social media stars, CEOs, and even politicians (with some famous presidential results [1]) are, nearly without exception, attractive and fit. Why?
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/mar/17/tiktok-tr...