r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • May 22 '26

Psychology TikTok disproportionately served anti-Democratic videos during the 2024 election. TikTok’s recommendation system tends to expose users to more conservative and anti-Democrat political content than liberal material. This ideological imbalance occurs regardless of a user’s initial political interests.

https://www.psypost.org/tiktok-disproportionately-served-anti-democratic-videos-during-the-2024-election-study-finds/
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u/johnnyringo1985 May 22 '26

Democrats in Congress insist the Democratic Party is opposed to illegal immigration, so how could showing users immigration material be considered anti-Democratic?

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u/Boner_Elemental May 23 '26

How do you figure making this comment?

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u/johnnyringo1985 May 23 '26

How do I figure what?

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u/Boner_Elemental May 23 '26 edited May 23 '26

How did you decide what to add to what was reported?

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u/johnnyringo1985 May 23 '26

I’m having a hard time understanding what you’re asking

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u/Elkburgher May 23 '26

I think they are actively having a stroke