A study found TikTok's algorithm recommended more Republican-aligned content during the 2024 US election. Republican accounts saw more like-minded content, while Democratic accounts were shown more opposing views. This suggests a pro-Republican skew.

Summary

A study found that TikTok’s recommendation algorithm favored Republican-leaning content during the 2024 U.S. presidential race.

TikTok, with over a billion active users worldwide, has become a key source of news, particularly for younger audiences.

Using 323 simulated accounts, researchers discovered that Republican-leaning users received 11.8% more aligned content than Democratic-leaning users, who were exposed to more opposing viewpoints.

The bias was largely driven by negative partisanship, with more anti-Democratic content recommended.

  • @finitebanjo
    1•5 days ago

    TikTok being owned by the CCP and used for their political interests means they absolutely would do everything in their power to weaken the USA and NATO.

    • @Aqarius
      1•5 days ago

      I mean, there’s also that the Democrats ran a campaign to ban Tiktok.

      • @[email protected]English
        1•4 days ago

        A yes Trumps ban. So Biden gets the credit band plans crash when Trump is president and Biden gets the credit.

        • @Aqarius
          1•4 days ago

          …I miss r/aneurysmposting.

      • @finitebanjo
        0•5 days ago

        Biden promised not to enforce the ban, the ban was bipartisan, you’re being lied to.

        • @Aqarius
          1•5 days ago

          It was not only bipartisan, it was, in fact, Trump’s idea initially.

          And yet, the Democrats did run the campaign, and Biden was the one to actually sign the ban.