That one is intentional. You only gain watch time by seeing new things. (Currently also looking into the weird white start screen and mobile compat by the way)
I am frustrated too about "Tik-TOX(ic)": Well at least there are no damned fake news about "deadly strains of the common cold" to have you triggered. Just colors. (that was what made ME quit TikTok, but not before reporting that video before it could trig people to do worse things to themselves. I miss when it was Musical.ly back then it was only pleasing and rocking music to entertain you. As it still says in the TOS btw TikTok should be about fun. Why not add music in this game by the way? Is I ModPlug Tracker still even a thing among game coders?)