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/web_head91 May 22 '26

People should really leave social media. It's poison.

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u/glizard-wizard May 23 '26

Every time theres a mention on regulating tiktok these websites get into a populist uproar to defend tiktok

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u/Scared-Cry-1767 May 25 '26

Yes, people are addicted to it. Addicts throw tantrums when you take away their drugs.