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Study Reveals TikTok's Bias Toward Socialist NYC Candidate

10/25/2025

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Researchers from Spring AI claim TikTok's algorithm favors content supporting Zohran Mamdani, Socialist candidate for New York City mayor, and suppresses pro-Andrew Cuomo content.
Their analysis states that 55% of political videos received excessive promotion, with Mamdani and Cuomo as subjects.
Yehonatan Dodeles, Spring AI's chief technology officer, described this as "algorithmic steering."
He urged further research on these findings and potential implications for how algorithms shape beliefs.

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Researchers from Spring AI claim TikTok's algorithm favors content supporting Zohran Mamdani, Socialist candidate for New York City mayor, and suppresses pro-Andrew Cuomo content.
Their analysis states that 55% of political videos received excessive promotion, with Mamdani and Cuomo as subjects.
Yehonatan Dodeles, Spring AI's chief technology officer, described this as "algorithmic steering."
He urged further research on these findings and potential implications for how algorithms shape beliefs.