Analysis shows a significant gap between the number of views for pro-Palestinian and pro-Israel videos on TikTok, raising concerns about the app's algorithm and potential propaganda influence.
While TikTok is highly secretive about the algorithms that distribute millions of short-form videos on the app daily, there are some telltale signs of the disproportionate amount of anti-Israel content on the app versus videos favoring Palestinians.
Blackburn told the Post that it “would not be surprising that the Chinese-owned TikTok is pushing pro-Hamas content” to serve China’s agenda – which has increasingly aligned with the interests of rival nations such as Russia and Iran. US lawmakers including Republican Senator Marco Rubio have again pushed for a TikTok ban over concerns the app features a disproportionate amount of pro-Palestinian posts compared to ones supporting Israel. Picture: GettyTikTok had managed to escape the federal limelight as of late, but the app’s central role in public discourse around the Israel-Hamas war could once again put them in the spotlight.
“We’ve seen TikTok used to downplay the Uyghur genocide, the status of Taiwan, and now Hamas terrorism; This is further proof that the app needs to be banned and treated for what it is: foreign propaganda,” Rubio said in a statement. “Our Community Guidelines apply equally to all content on TikTok and we’re committed to consistently enforcing our policies to protect our community,” the spokesperson said.
The demographics of TikTok’s youthful user base could be another factor in the disparity. Morris cited a Harvard University poll showing that 51% of Americans aged 18 to 24 believed Hamas was justified in carrying out terrorist attacks that killed more than 1,200 Israeli civilians.
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