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- After popularizing vertical videos, TikTok is now trying to encourage horizontal ones, too.
- It's promising to increase views for some creators who submit horizontal videos.
- The plan is a reminder that platforms often try to change user behavior with algorithmic incentives.
TikTok is an enormously popular video platform. Which means the way TikTok has taught people to consume video — holding their phones upright — is enormously popular.