 If you like watching cooking, the algorithm will show you food videos. If, like my husband, you enjoy watching people trip or walk into panes of glass, you'll get them until you're doubled over on the floor, crying with laughter over someone else's pain. But the style and addictiveness of TikTok is no longer limited to that one app, a fact that many parents don't seem to get. Instagram and YouTube have adopted the TikTok model in the form of reels and shorts, respectively. That same concept on a different platform.