Incident 397: Misinformation Reported in TikTok's Search Results Despite Moderation by AI and Human

Description: TikTok's search recommendations reportedly contained misinformation about political topics bypassing both AI and human content moderation.

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Alleged: TikTok developed and deployed an AI system, which harmed young TikTok users , TikTok users and Gen Z TikTok users.

Incident Stats

Incident ID
397
Report Count
2
Incident Date
2022-09-11
Editors
Khoa Lam
Misinformation Monitor: September 2022
newsguardtech.com · 2022

“Aloha, beloved,” says a smiling woman, against the backdrop of her kitchen. “About three, four days ago I made ‘the cure’ … to what’s going around. It’s actually called hydroxychloroquine,” she explained, referring to the drug that ignited…

Study finds 20% of search results in TikTok contain misinformation
rappler.com · 2022

MANILA, Philippines – A new study published this month by NewsGuard, a US-based site helmed by journalists that track online misinformation, found about 20% of search results delivered by TikTok contain misinformation. 

The site made use of…

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