Incident #185·Misinformation

TikTok's "For You" Algorithm Directed New Users towards Disinformation about the War in Ukraine

March 1, 20224 reportsView on AIID

Description

An investigation by NewsGuard into TikTok’s handling of content related to the Russia-Ukraine war showed its “For You” algorithm pushing new users towards false and misleading content about the war within less than an hour of signing up.

Actors

Alleged Deployers

tiktok

Alleged Developers

tiktok

Harmed Parties

tiktok-users
tiktok-new-users

Classification

Risk Domain

Misinformation

Risk Subdomain

3.1. False or misleading information

MIT Risk Profile

AIUnintentionalPost-deployment

Source

Databaseaiid

LicenseCC BY-SA 4.0

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Source Reports(4 total)

TikTok algorithm directs users to fake news about Ukraine war, study says

theguardian.com· Mar 2022

TikTok slammed for videos sharing false information about Russia’s war on Ukraine

fortune.com· Mar 2022