TikTok’s Algorithm Systematically Skewed to the Right During the 2024 US Elections
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Researchers expose algorithm skew that boosted Trump in 2024
A comprehensive study released on Wednesday has revealed that the popular social media app TikTok may have helped tilt the 2024 election in President Donald Trump’s favor, The Guardian reported.“In an environment where margins are thin, systematic differences in the kind of political information rec...
TikTok’s algorithm systematically skewed to the right during the 2024 US elections
An audit of TikTok’s recommendation algorithm using hundreds of automated ‘bot’ accounts during the 2024 US presidential election finds that the ‘For You’ feed of the platform steered users towards Republican-aligned political content, regardless of their initial political leanings. ‘Bot’ accounts were directed mostly towards content aligned with the Republican Party.
How does TikTok’s 2024 algorithm relate?
Study links TikTok’s algorithm to election leaning content A comprehensive study included in the provided story list found that TikTok’s recommendation system may have helped tilt the 2024 election in President Donald Trump’s favor . The reporting summary says researchers identified algorithmic…
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- 50% of the sources lean Left, 50% of the sources are Center
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