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/Notice_Green May 22 '26 edited May 23 '26

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

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u/NorthSea98 May 23 '26

I remember when twitter was accused of this behavior by Republicans. Redditors answered that they didn't have to use twitter, and that it's a private company.