Algorithmicized bodies: Account nurturing behaviors on Chinese short video platforms.

Based on in-depth interviews with 18 Chinese TikTok account nurturers and three months of online ethnographic observation, this study reveals how platform algorithms reconstruct users' physical bodies. The research shows that users seeking platform visibility "voluntarily" accept systematic algorith...

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Published in:	Big Data & Society Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14
Main Author:	Quan, Yizhang
Format:	Article
Published:	Sage Publications Inc. Jan-Mar2026
Subjects:	TikTok (Web resource) Social control Human behavior Social media Social alienation
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost