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TikTok Gives 11.5% More Pro-Republican Videos, Study Finds

5/6/2026

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A peer-reviewed Nature study found TikTok’s algorithm delivered significantly more pro-Republican videos to U.S. users during the 2024 election.
Researchers created 323 accounts in New York, Texas and Georgia, collected 280,000 videos, and found Republican accounts received 11.5% more pro-Republican content.
A 2023 Forbes investigation revealed a U.S. “heating” feature that lets a few employees boost roughly 0.002% of videos.
TikTok remains active for over 170 million U.S. users.

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A peer-reviewed Nature study found TikTok’s algorithm delivered significantly more pro-Republican videos to U.S. users during the 2024 election.
Researchers created 323 accounts in New York, Texas and Georgia, collected 280,000 videos, and found Republican accounts received 11.5% more pro-Republican content.
A 2023 Forbes investigation revealed a U.S. “heating” feature that lets a few employees boost roughly 0.002% of videos.
TikTok remains active for over 170 million U.S. users.