TikTok algorithm pushes violent videos to minorities, lawsuit says


The complaint, which also names Meta Platforms Inc, Snap Inc, and TikTok parent company ByteDance Ltd as defendants, is among a stream of lawsuits that attempt to hold social media companies accountable for teens getting addicted to their platforms. — AFP

TikTok faces a claim that its algorithm steers more violent videos to minority subscribers than to White users in a lawsuit blaming the platform for the death of a 14-year-old African-American girl.

The complaint, which also names Meta Platforms Inc, Snap Inc, and TikTok parent company ByteDance Ltd as defendants, is among a stream of lawsuits that attempt to hold social media companies accountable for teens getting addicted to their platforms.

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