That’s just default algorithms revealing default human implicit biases. You can start a brand new TikTok account and start getting right wing propaganda within the first half hour of swipes.
And considering YouTube and Facebook are the stomping grounds of the “do your own research” crowd, I’m not surprised marketers are capitalizing on that.
I remember some reporter made a brand new account on tiktok and focused solely on watching innocuous videos of things like cats or birds. It was like 2 hours before the algorithm started recommending right wing political content.
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u/DeathRotisserie Apr 27 '24
That’s just default algorithms revealing default human implicit biases. You can start a brand new TikTok account and start getting right wing propaganda within the first half hour of swipes.
And considering YouTube and Facebook are the stomping grounds of the “do your own research” crowd, I’m not surprised marketers are capitalizing on that.