A peer-reviewed study published in Nature found that TikTok's recommendation system systematically favoured Republican-leaning political content during the 2024 US election, with researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi saying the effect was strong enough to raise fresh questions about how algorithmic feeds shape political exposure online.
The findings do not prove the election was 'rigged,' but they do show that the platform's feed was not neutral in the months before Americans voted.
