Political Polarization on TikTok: An Experimental Investigation of the Effects of TikTok’s Algorithm

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Brief Overview

This study asks the question whether a disruption in echo chambers on TikTok, increase negative attitudes towards opposing political parties and/or strengthens ones’ existing political ideology.

Author

• Breanna Velasco, Loyola Marymount University