Research by Global Witness indicates that social media platforms TikTok and X exhibit a substantial bias towards the Far Right AfD party in Germany, particularly ahead of the upcoming federal election. The NGO's analysis of algorithmically sorted content revealed that 78% of TikTok's political recommendations favored the AfD, compared to 64% on X. This trend highlights a concerning trend of users being exposed to right-leaning content over twice as much as left-leaning content. Even Instagram displayed some bias, though to a lesser extent at 59% for right-wing political content.
Global Witness found that 78% of political content on TikTok favored the Far Right AfD party, far exceeding its actual polling support of around 20%.
On X, 64% of the recommended political content was supportive of AfD, indicating a significant bias towards right-leaning content.
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