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Buy, Sell, Eat, Repeat,

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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • Did anyone actually read the whole article? These comments sorta read like the answer is no.

    The researchers say that their findings prove no active collaboration between TikTok and far-right parties like the AfD but that the platform’s structure gives bad actors an opportunity to flourish. “TikTok’s built-in features such as the ‘Others Searched For’ suggestions provides a poorly moderated space where the far-right, especially the AfD, is able to take advantage,” Miazia Schüler, a researcher with AI Forensics, tells WIRED.

    A better headline might have been “TikTok algorithm gamed by far-right AfD party in Germany”, but I doubt that would drive as many clicks.

    For more info, check out this article: Germany’s AfD on TikTok: The political battle for the youth