We’re not biased – millennials are more pro-Palestine, says TikTok
The TelegraphThe video app also drew attention to polling showing that Twitter users under 40 are more likely to side with Palestinians than Israelis, a phenomenon not seen on TikTok. After TikTok published the statistics, US Senator Marco Rubio accused the company of “downplaying Hamas terrorism”, adding: “Time for TikTok to go”. Last week, Israel’s President Isaac Herzog said that apps such as TikTok were “brainwashing” users. The Centre for Countering Digital Hate said that TikTok was using “cherry-picked and distortive data” and that videos with the #freepalestine hashtag had been viewed 16 times more than those with the #standwithisrael hashtag. “It is easy to cherry pick hashtags to support a false narrative about the platform.” It added: “Our recommendation algorithm doesn’t ‘take sides’ and has rigorous measures in place to prevent manipulation.” The company said it had taken down more than 925,000 videos related to the Israel-Hamas conflict since the October 7 attacks.
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