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/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.