TikTok Search Results Contain Massive Misinformation

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An Internet trust research company has published a report about the amount of misinformation in the TikTok search results.

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Case studies over this social media app suggests that Tik Tok search results are showing 20% of false data

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The Chinese video sharing company is very much accused for providing false information on its search results

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Internet trust researchers at NewsGuard have closely monitores the TikTok search results and found that almost 20 percent of them contain misinformation.

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A TikTok spokesperson Reported on media that their platform do not allow harmful misinformation based on the Community Guidelines.

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TikTok reportedly removed over 102 million videos in the first quarter of 2022

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The company also made a statement that it is using AI-driven tools to identify videos that go against its Community Guidelines.

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