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What weird/random stuff is the TikTok algorithm showing you?

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icebearforpresident · 16/08/2025 16:29

I don’t follow anything in particular on TikTok so my FYP page is always a bit on the random side but over the last few days I’m getting a lot of:

Bama Rush - girls at the University of Alabama ‘rushing’ sororities to try and get membership to one of them. I’ve no idea what’s going on but they’re very blonde and wearing very fancy dresses!

Scottish back to school - both parents talking about their kids starting primary and teenagers doing ‘get ready with me for my first day of S1, S2 etc. the amount of makeup is terrifying (even if they are much better at it than I was then or am now!)

Black Scottish TikTok - Americans have just discovered that black people do actually live in Scotland and that many of them have Scottish accents. Their minds are blown.

And my personal favourite, the midwife who does pelvic floor exercises to music. She lifts her hand up for squeeze and lowers it to release. I don’t know how the algorithm knew I needed to see that but I’m glad it does.

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Kreepture · 16/08/2025 16:31

mine is all rescue dogs/cats, KPop Demon Hunters, Horses/Goats, and cleantok.

Noorandapples · 16/08/2025 17:26

Ms Rachel, Appalachian mountains creepy stories, asmr pompom making, Miriam Margolyes appearances on various daytime tv shows being charmingly rude

icebearforpresident · 16/08/2025 17:45

@Kreepture have you seen the goats in hats at Dalscone farm park?

Miriam Margolyes swearing on daytime tv sounds fab. Hopefully now I’ve said it I’ll start seeing it 😃

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Kreepture · 16/08/2025 17:54

icebearforpresident · 16/08/2025 17:45

@Kreepture have you seen the goats in hats at Dalscone farm park?

Miriam Margolyes swearing on daytime tv sounds fab. Hopefully now I’ve said it I’ll start seeing it 😃

yes, been following the 4 R's since they were tiny!

JohnTheRevelator · 16/08/2025 18:03

This wasn't on TikTok,but Amazon. I started getting ads for highchairs. I'm nearly 62 with a 42 year old DD and an 18 year old DGD! No idea why they thought I was interested in highchairs.

icebearforpresident · 16/08/2025 19:09

JohnTheRevelator · 16/08/2025 18:03

This wasn't on TikTok,but Amazon. I started getting ads for highchairs. I'm nearly 62 with a 42 year old DD and an 18 year old DGD! No idea why they thought I was interested in highchairs.

For a while my facebook ads were for artificial insemination kits and self catheterisation kits. God knows what I had clicked on to make the algorithm think that’s what I was interested in.

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tumblingdowntherabbithole · 16/08/2025 19:16

A goat named Gary who escapes all the time and causes havoc.
Horses being goofy.
Black Scottish TikTok.
Random Reddit posts about scary facts or stories.
Amy Bradley
The Dogist
Clips from random Channel 4 panel shows or Graham Norton
Random recipes/what I eat in a day videos

Blingismything · 16/08/2025 20:19

I love the pelvic floor lady, she hasn’t been on my feed for a while. Mine is mainly M&S, Waitrose, restaurants in London, perfume & vintage perfume and reminiscing the 80s TikToks.

LimbOnTheBranchBranchOnTheTreeTheTreeInTheBog · 16/08/2025 20:22

A lot of political stuff.

Improve dance (I cannot dance)

Pigeons (no idea why)

Nail tutorials (I bite my nails)

Dogs.

Timeforatincture · 16/08/2025 20:24

JohnTheRevelator · 16/08/2025 18:03

This wasn't on TikTok,but Amazon. I started getting ads for highchairs. I'm nearly 62 with a 42 year old DD and an 18 year old DGD! No idea why they thought I was interested in highchairs.

Has the granddaughter been looking up pregnancy tests?

lucysmam · 16/08/2025 20:25

Today it's mostly Fontaines DC, after seeing them last night.

Usually a mix of various indie artists, Taylor Swift, jewellery making (there's someone who posts her beaded spiders, they're pretty), cooking, traveller clean with me, erm...all sorts. Last week I was getting witchy stuff too!

Tenofcups · 16/08/2025 21:39

Police chases
irish Traveller videos
teens in care/care leavers stories
CPTSD/MH info
getting sober people
(all these are relevant to my work I think TikTok listens in)
tarot readers
at home gym equipment
eye bag solutions!!

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