When researchers attempted to revisit the videos days later to begin an archiving process, 18 of the initial 126 were unavailable, indicating that either TikTok or the user that uploaded the video had removed the content or the account it was uploaded to. [...] Researchers also identified videos that juxtaposed clips of peaceful and Researchers recorded data for the white supremacist idyllic locations in the past primarily featuring white people content in their sample, including the number of views against clips of the same locations today, presented as videos received, date of upload, hashtags contained destitute or dangerous and which primarily featur. [...] These videos were judged to violate TikTok’s They also judged whether the profile of the account that misinformation guidelines as they misleadingly create uploaded the video featured hate material, promoted the impression that the people of color in the modern clips extremist figures or groups related to white supremacy, were responsible for the destitution and danger portrayed and assessed the c. [...] The most popular hashtags used Views alongside white supremacist content were hashtags that Of the 108 videos, the median number of views at the time are also generally popular on TikTok and have no direct of analysis was 6,097. [...] As was the case in ISD’s 2021 report, TikTok users interested A handful of videos in the sample received fewer than 100 in posting about and promoting hateful and extremist TikTok and White Supremacist Content 7 views but 16 videos in the sample received more than figures, movements and ideologies are able to do with 100,000 views.
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Table of Contents
- Introduction 3
- Key Findings 4
- White supremacist content remains incredibly easy to find on TikTok 4
- TikTok promotes search terms that help users evade content moderation 4
- TikTok appears to be algorithmically amplifying and recommending white supremacist content to users 4
- Researchers recorded data for the white supremacist videos received date of upload hashtags contained 5
- 39 videos were additionally judged to violate TikToks promotes conspiracy theories that cause prejudice 5
- 2023. 70 videos in the sample 65 were uploaded to 5
- Data Analysis 5
- Nearly 500 hashtags were used in the 108 videos hashtags used alongside white supremacist content and have no direct relationship to white supremacy 6
- Some hashtags such as aryanclassic or bowden- classic were used on multiple videos posted by the same user collected in our sample. Others such as 6
- Some hashtags such as aryanclassic or bowden- classic were used on multiple videos posted by the same user collected in our sample. Others such as 6
- Of the 75 unique accounts contained within the final 7
- Some hashtags such as aryanclassic or bowden- classic were used on multiple videos posted by the same user collected in our sample. Others such as 7
- White supremacist organizations use the platform to of the broader cause. Some choose to glorify white 9
- ISD researchers observed content in the sample that featured or linked to white supremacist propaganda or conspiracy theories with little difficulty during the 9
- Some posts contained excerpts of historic speeches 9
- Content and Narrative Analysis 9
- White supremacist organizations use the platform to of the broader cause. Some choose to glorify white supremacist figures and terrorists motivated by 9
- Some posts contained excerpts of historic speeches 9
- ISD also noted that TikTok was used by extremists to 11
- ISD also noted that TikTok was used by extremists to 11
- In many cases videos were uploaded using tags that 12
- Platform Features and TikTok Failures 12
- In many cases videos were uploaded using tags that 12
- Conclusion 14
