Misinformation has become a problem on the platform ahead of the midterms. In recent days, researchers from SumOfUs, a corporate accountability advocacy group, tested TikTok’s algorithm by creating an account and searching for and watching 20 widely viewed videos that sowed doubt about the election system. Within an hour, the algorithm had switched from serving neutral content to pushing more election disinformation, polarizing content, far-right extremism, QAnon conspiracy theories and false Covid-19 narratives, the researchers found.TikTok said it had removed content, cited by the report, that violated its guidelines and would update its system to catch the search terms used to find the videos.“Platforms like TikTok in particular, but really all of these social media feeds, are all about getting you through stuff quickly — they’re …
