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.

  • naught101@lemmy.world
    11·
    8 hours ago

    Probably not by millions of mostly young people who use it… The Dems pushing that through in an election year probably didn’t help their chances…

    • finitebanjo@lemmy.world
      2·
      8 hours ago

      It was good policy, pushed through by both parties, but wasnt implemented fast enough to be effective.