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@stasaaa_0

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Why it worked

The video taps into a widely held suspicion about social media algorithms and targeted advertising, making it relatable and engaging. The creator's personal anecdote and the use of a popular cartoon example make the abstract concept of data tracking more concrete and understandable.

Summary

The creator discusses the theory that social media platforms listen to conversations and then show targeted ads. She shares her personal experience of seeing a video about a specific cartoon episode after thinking about it, and then elaborates on how apps track user behavior, location, and even typing speed to create detailed user profiles. She questions whether these apps truly listen or simply use collected data to predict user interests.

Structure

1Introduction to a popular conspiracy theory
2Personal anecdote about TikTok showing a relevant video
3Explanation of the theory: targeted ads based on conversations
4Demonstration of the theory with a cartoon example
5Discussion of voice assistants and app tracking
6Conclusion on data collection vs. eavesdropping

Product placement

TikTok: it ACTS as the platform where the video is posted and viewed. Removing it would change what happens in the video. Google: it ACTS as a search engine where the creator searches for information. Removing it would change what happens in the video. Siri: it ACTS as a voice assistant that listens to commands. Removing it would change what happens in the video. Google Assistant: it ACTS as a voice assistant that listens to commands. Removing it would change what happens in the video. Instagram: it APPEARS as a social media platform icon. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Facebook: it APPEARS as a social media platform icon. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. YouTube: it APPEARS as a social media platform icon. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. WhatsApp: it APPEARS as a social media platform icon. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Pinterest: it APPEARS as a social media platform icon. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Twitter: it APPEARS as a social media platform icon. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Snapchat: it APPEARS as a social media platform icon. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Email icon: it APPEARS as a communication icon. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Phone icon: it APPEARS as a communication icon. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Location pin icon: it APPEARS as a location icon. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Car icon: it APPEARS as a transportation icon. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. House icon: it APPEARS as a home icon. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Shield icon: it APPEARS as a security icon. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Computer icon: it APPEARS as a device icon. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Person icon: it APPEARS as a user icon. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Battery icon: it APPEARS as a power icon. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Wifi icon: it APPEARS as a connectivity icon. Removing it would not change what happens in the video. Fairly OddParents: it ACTS as a cartoon show that is being discussed and shown. Removing it would change what happens in the video.

Original caption

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Transcript

00:00 Ovaj momenat u kome sam odlučila da napravim video 00:01 o jednoj veoma poznatoj teoriji 00:02 za koju mislim da već svi znamo 00:03 da više i nije samo teorija. 00:04 Upravo sam skrolovala TikTok-om 00:05 i pogodite šta? 00:06 Izbacilo se da mi izlazi video 00:07 o kome sam razmišljala juče. 00:08 Video o kome se radi jeste iz veoma poznatog 00:09 crtaća, veoma čudnog i roditelji 00:10 i specifično ova epizoda u pitanju. 00:11 Yes, I hope it's fine. 00:12 OK, ladies. 00:13 Goodbye! 00:14 Goodbye, ladies! 00:15 OK. 00:16 OK. 00:17 OK. 00:18 OK. 00:19 OK. 00:20 OK. 00:21 OK. 00:22 OK. 00:23 OK. 00:24 OK. 00:25 OK. 00:26 OK. 00:27 OK. 00:28 OK. 00:29 OK. 00:30 Sad, zašto je to čudno? 00:31 Šta se desilo? 00:32 Mislite koja slučajnost? 00:33 Ja iskreno više i ne verujem u slučajnosti. 00:34 Iz razloga zato što 00:35 sam juče krenula da razmišljam 00:36 specifično o ovoj epizodi 00:37 i nisam nikome rekla ni reč. 00:38 I pogodite šta? 00:39 Eto, gle čuda. 00:40 Danas mi izlazi video. 00:41 Samim tim sam došla 00:42 na ideju 00:43 da napravim ovaj video. 00:44 A sad da vam postavim pitanje. 00:45 Jeste li se ikada 00:46 zapitali zašto čim spomeneš neki proizvod 00:47 naglas, on se u sledećem trenutku 00:48 pojavi na tvom 00:49 Instagramu? 00:50 Ili slučajnost? 00:51 Zar ne? 00:52 Danas razkinkavamo jednu od 00:53 najčuvenijih teorija 00:54 našeg tehnološkog doba, 00:55 a to je 00:56 da li nas 00:57 društvene mreže 00:58 prisluškuju? 00:59 Pogledajte ovo. 01:00 Milion ljudi širom sveta 01:01 prijavljuju isto. 01:02 Pričaju sa nekim 01:03 prijateljem, recimo novim parom 01:04 patika. 01:05 Ne otvoriš Google, 01:06 ne pretražuješ ništa, 01:07 a odjednom se pojavi 01:08 reklama za specifičnu 01:09 marku patika 01:10 koje ste spomenuli. 01:11 Kompanije to nazivaju 01:12 slučajnost. 01:13 Mi to nazivamo obrasce. 01:14 Svaki tvoj telefon 01:15 ima mikrofon koji radi 24 sata. 01:16 Zbog glasovnih asistenata poput 01:17 Siri 01:18 i naravno, upala se 01:19 Google asistenta 01:20 i tako dalje, koji moraju 01:21 da slušaju. 01:22 U pozadini ne bi li čuli 01:23 komandu za buđenje. 01:24 Pitanje je, ko još 01:25 osim asistenata 01:26 ima pristup mikrofonu? 01:27 A evo prave zavere. 01:28 Ono što bi trebalo 01:29 da vas brine 01:30 nije zvuk. 01:31 To je nešto suptilnije. 01:32 Aplikacije prate 01:33 svaki tvoj pokret. 01:34 Koliko dugo 01:35 gledaš u neku fotografiju, 01:36 koga pratiš 01:37 za kim si u blizini 01:38 u tom GPS-u, 01:39 čak i brzinu kojom 01:40 kucaš. 01:41 Kombinuj to 01:42 sa podacima 01:43 tvojih prijatelja, 01:44 porodice, 01:45 čak i nepoznatih ljudi 01:46 koji su bili pored tebe 01:47 u kafiću, 01:48 a rezultat 01:49 je algoritam 01:50 koji poznaje tebe 01:51 bolje nego što ti poznaješ sebe. 01:52 Toliko dobro 01:53 kao da deluje 01:54 da ti čita misli. 01:55 Da li te oni 01:56 doslovno prisluškuju? 01:57 Možda ne. 01:58 Kad znaju 01:59 gde si, 02:00 s kim si, 02:01 šta gledaš, 02:02 koliko dugo 02:03 i šta su tvoji prijatelji 02:04 kupili. 02:05 Tako da, zdravo ljudi, 02:06 ja sam Stejsi 02:07 i ukoliko vam se 02:08 svideo ovaj video, 02:09 zapratite me 02:10 za još ovakvih 02:11 sadržaja. 02:12 Pozdrav.