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TikToks promoting "cute winter boots" leverage the TikTok algorithm's preference for product-focused content to amplify reach.

"What the algorithm likes is products. It’s a way to talk about resisting the federal government in a way that will actually reach people," one creator said. https://www.usermag.co/p/tiktok-cute-winter-boots-meaning-explained-algospeak

TikTokers are using the phrase "cute winter boot" to talk about resisting Trump and immigration policies.

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@taylorlorenz The sort of coding they do in communist China.

@jackyan @taylorlorenz Because the algorithm changed after the 12 hour ban and the posts are being (sound) muted or shadowbanned.