Within the black box of recommendation algorithms, "playtime" has become a statistically significant factor with extremely high weight. This implicit change has directly led to a significant rebound in the viewing time of long videos (>5 minutes) in 2024-2025 (20% year-on-year growth in Q2 2025), effectively curbing pure traffic anxiety and encouraging the production of in-depth content.
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