Study Finds TikTok Suppresses Anti-China Content, Influences Opinions
- A study by researchers from Rutgers University and the Network Contagion Research Institute finds that TikTok suppresses anti-China content and influences opinions about China's human rights record and society, likely manipulating its algorithm.
- The study, which will be published in the journal Frontiers in Social Psychology, indicates that TikTok users exhibit more favorable views towards China's human rights record compared to users of other platforms.
- The researchers discovered that content critical of China was less available on TikTok than on Instagram and YouTube, and TikTok users engaged more with anti-CCP posts yet received more pro-CCP content.
- TikTok has criticized the study's methodology, claiming it was 'engineered' to reach a false conclusion, as the platform faces a potential ban in the United States unless sold by January 19, 2025.
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