For You pages prioritized pro-Republican content in three states, researchers say, but TikTok says study does not reflect real user behavior
  • JaymesRS@piefed.worldEnglish
    17 hours

    Net thing you’re going to tell me is that those left-wing rags the NY Times & Washington Post were actually Sane Washing Trump too.

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
      18 hours

      First time I’ve ever heard of a social media app behaving like this, certainly.

      I just have to assume its because Republicans make such good content. How else do you explain Ben Shapiro, Andrew Tate, and Joe Rogan blowing up my YouTube Recommends section? They’re just winning in the marketplace of ideas, clearly.

      • NOT_RICK@lemmy.worldEnglish
        17 hours

        Because bad ideas never take root! Completely unrelated, there are 12 seasons of big bang theory.