prompter: What is the family guy pipeline incident on tiktok?

assistant: The "Family Guy pipeline incident" is a recent viral trend that originated on TikTok. In these videos, users take a clip from the popular animated TV show "Family Guy" and edit it to appear as though the show is being interrupted by a breaking news report about a pipeline incident. Typically, the video starts with a scene from the show, and then abruptly cuts to a news report about a pipeline explosion or disaster, before cutting back to the characters from the show reacting to the news.

The trend gained a lot of attention on TikTok in March 2021, and it has since become a popular meme. Some viewers find the trend to be humorous and enjoy the surprise element of the videos, while others have criticized it as being insensitive to real-life disasters.

It's important to note that the "Family Guy pipeline incident" is not a real event or incident that occurred in the show or in real life. Rather, it is a fictional scenario created by TikTok users for entertainment purposes. While the trend may be amusing to some, it is important to remember to be respectful and considerate of real-life events and disasters that can have serious consequences for people and communities.

assistant: The Family Guy Pipeline Incident is a “related search” algorithm glitch on TikTok started by Family Guy clip accounts that used oddly satisfying videos of a metal pipe being filled with cigarettes and carrots, purportedly to avoid copyright strikes.

Starting in mid-November 2022, Family Guy clip channels on TikTok started using an oddly satisfying series of videos showing a man putting cigarettes and carrots, among other objects, into a metal pipe, cutting them to match the pipe’s shape and then gluing them to repair it.

The “Family Guy pipeline incident” glitch occurred in mid-November and inherently sparked interest and memes as to what “the incident” was. Additionally, because TikTok was recommending the search, Family Guy clip accounts started exploiting it by writing “family guy pipeline incident” in their bios, hoping that people would get these videos recommended to them.

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prompter: What are some other tricks people have attempted to get their videos more recommended on TikTok?

assistant: The family guy pipeline incident was an algorithm glitch which occurred on the short-form video sharing platform Tik Tok. To avoid automated copyright filters on the platform, creators will regularly add random footage below copyrighted footage they wish to post. In mid-November 2022, a user posted footage from the animated TV series Family Guy above footage of a man filling pipes with objects such as cigarettes or carrots. As a result, the Tik Tok algorithm started to suggest to users the search query "family guy pipeline incident".

prompter: What were the consequences of this glitch?

assistant: In the hypothetical scenario you described where a user posted footage from Family Guy and the TikTok algorithm started suggesting the search query "family guy pipeline incident," it's plausible that users could have changed their behavior in response to this suggestion.

For example, some users might have searched for this phrase out of curiosity, which could have led to the creation of more content related to it. Other users might have started to include references to "family guy pipeline incident" in their own videos in order to attract more views and engagement. These changes in user behavior could then have a ripple effect on the platform's algorithm and the type of content it promotes.

However, without more information about the specific details of the glitch and the behavior of users on TikTok, it's difficult to say for certain what the consequences would be.

assistant: Seemingly nothing as these sorts of video formats have spread to other popular animated shows that pair a clip with random footage.