TikTok’s algorithm favored Republican content in 2024 US elections, study finds

Researchers found that TikTok’s For You pages prioritized pro-Republican content in New York, Texas and Georgia

A study published Wednesday in the journal Nature finds that TikTok’s algorithm systematically prioritized pro-Republican content in three states leading up to the 2024 US elections.

Researchers created hundreds of dummy accounts and conditioned them to mimic real users’ behavior by watching a set of videos either aligned with the US Democratic or Republican parties. Then, they tracked the videos TikTok recommended on these accounts’ For You pages, TikTok’s main feed.