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Ever since it popped up on my radar I've had that same associated with shady, scumbag marketing. I can't believe it's taking off, ffs...

I think that "taking off" is relative. We don't really know how much they are spending on ads at the moment to get all these installs, but I can tell you it's A LOT of money. This is not organic growth, and generally paying your way to the top doesn't work long-term.

Strangely, I've never seen Tik Tok ads, care to show me what they look like.

>Heavy sexualization in ads (for an app targetted 13-17 demographic

You should see the Snapchat discover tab (or whatever it's called). It's simply vile.