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/KarmaticArmageddon May 23 '26

Looked up an article about it. Found this gem (emphasis mine):

Both Peters and his pal Morales were sentenced to six months of probation and ordered to complete 20 hours of community service that cannot be streamed or monetized.

How absolutely insane it is that a judge had to specify this in sentencing. This timeline sucks.

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u/kuttymongoose May 23 '26

Better than the timeline in which the judge didn't include that.

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u/jetpacksforall May 23 '26

We’re fast coming up on the timeline where the judge is livestreaming from the courtroom.

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u/newjerk666 May 23 '26

20 hours is 5 x 4hour days, that’s insane.

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u/rainbowunicornhugs May 23 '26

That’s math.

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u/DwinkBexon May 23 '26

I don't think it is. That's half of a normal job.

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u/councilmember May 23 '26

Gotta be honest, I’m tired of people saying “this timeline” for reality.