r/technology • u/chrisdh79 • Feb 04 '25

Social Media TikTok’s algorithm exhibited pro-Republican bias during 2024 presidential race, study finds | Trump videos were more likely to reach Democrats on TikTok than Harris videos were to reach Republicans

https://www.psypost.org/tiktoks-algorithm-exhibited-pro-republican-bias-during-2024-presidential-race-study-finds/
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u/Shadowolf75 Feb 04 '25

And now they want to make a fund to buy it... Just stop 2 seconds and think, why a government wants to buy a social media platform?

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u/ACasualRead Feb 04 '25

Move over North Korea. We have our propaganda fed to us through feeds, not tv.

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u/HOLEPUNCHYOUREYELIDS Feb 04 '25

Already have it fed through tv. Fox news for example. Also the fact that the vast majority of North American (Canada and US) mainstream media are owned by Conservatives