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STUDY: Interacting with these popular right-leaning comedy podcasters can turn your TikTok feed into a swamp of Andrew Tate-style misogyny and conspiracy theories
After we interacted with content of five popular right-leaning comedy podcasters, TikTok’s “For You” page recommendation algorithm catapulted our account down a right-wing rabbit hole of conspiracy theories and toxic masculinity content over the span of just a few hours.
Media Matters created a new TikTok account using a device used solely for related research and engaged with content from five MAGA-approved podcasters. We identified five popular online shows that hosted President Donald Trump ahead of the 2024 election and self-identified as being supposedly nonpolitical, per our March study. We defined “doomsday prepper” as posts suggesting an impending civil war/government destruction and encouraging users to gather materials and make plans for the survival of a major disaster.
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