I think we may have the answer to beating trend manipulation thanks to some absolutely based and genius sonic fans.
Does this suggest the website seems to favor engagements rather than overall likes/reposts as we originally thought?
attached images were not always popular, but still showing near the top of the list of recent/popular posts?
Trends created to expose them are getting shut down, but what if we inject truth into theirs "prefered" trends?
Perhaps one option is to present the information as "You may have heard (trend)_BUT…etc"
See attached for examples of what can be done.
Discuss, plan, and keep winning.