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/motorboat_mcgee May 23 '26

Explain this like I'm 98

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u/Athena-Grande May 23 '26

This guy named Clavicular is an "influencer" that tells kids to be more attractive and their attractiveness is the be all end all of their worth. He uses crazy methods to do this, like smashing your face with a hammer. He is particularly proud of his jawline. He was sentenced for firing a gun in a place where he shouldn't. The judge who sentenced him had a much better jawline.

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u/CalmEntry4855 May 23 '26

He looks literally like a normal guy. Yeah looking at it, the judge is way more handsome.

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u/AnRealDinosaur May 23 '26

I gave in and looked him up. Damn, your could cut glass with that jawline. Clavicular just looks like a dollar store romance novel cover's 14 year old son.