creators trust problem

After reading the comments in my last thread, it’s clear a lot of you guys don’t fully trust IG/TikTok food reviews (paid collabs, overreactions, everything is “omg the best”).

My honest opinion on this was that, some bloggers I really like and some are just really bad paid actors =) but regardless I love the videos; its the music, visuals, the sizzling sound, all of it. It just helps me find places to eat, try out things i would've never thought of, sometimes its small alley serving ribs or sometimes its a mom and pop shop with the best Pho.

How do you think creators can build that trust? There's a "Paid Content" tag on IG/Tiktok but I'm guessing not all creators are tagging it?

P.S I'm building this app BiteMap thats doubling on these creator/bloggers content in Toronto by showing all of it on a map. What can I do so that we tackle this trust issue on the platform?

Posted Nov 14, 2025, 6:58 PM UTC

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