A look at WikiTok, a site that lets users vertically swipe through an endless stream of random Wikipedia article stubs without algorithmically tracking the user
On Wednesday, a New York-based app developer named Isaac Gemal debuted a new site called WikiTok, where users can vertically swipe through … Mastodon: @sohkamyung@mstdn.io and @kyle@mister.computer Forums: r/technology , r/technews , r/programming , and Ars OpenForum Mastodon: Soh Kam Yung / @sohkamyung@mstdn.io : Yes, it can be addictive, but in a good way. 😉 — “On Wednesday, a New York-based app developer named Isaac Gemal debuted a new site called WikiTok, where users can vertically swipe through an endless stream of Wikipedia article stubs in a manner similar to the interface for video-sharing app TikTok.” … Kyle Hughes / @kyle@mister.computer : “The original idea for WikiTok originated from developer Tyler Angert on Monday evening when he tweeted, “insane project idea: all of wikipedia on a single, scrollable page. Someone should make a native iOS app for this. — https://arstechnica.com/... Forums: r/technology : Developer creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addiction | WikiTok cures boredom in spare moments with wholesome swipe-up Wikipedia article discovery. r/technews : Developer creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addiction | WikiTok cures boredom in spare moments with wholesome swipe-up Wikipedia article discovery. r/programming : Developer creates endless Wikipedia feed to fight algorithm addiction Ars OpenForum : New “WikiTok” web app allows infinite TikTok-style scroll of Wikipedia