TikTok algorithm directs users to fake news about Ukraine war

A new TikTok account can be shown falsehoods about the Ukraine war within minutes of signing up to the app, according to an investigation by anti-misinformation outlet NewsGuard.

The company, which monitors the trustworthiness of news outlets across the web, ran a pair of tests to assess how the video-sharing app treated information about the conflict. It found that a new account that did nothing but scroll the app’s algorithmically curated „For You“ Page watching videos about the war would be funnelled towards false or misleading content within 40 minutes.

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