TikTok and White Supremacist Content
White supremacist content remained readily available; of 108 sampled videos, 70 were uploaded within the prior three months, and a network of neo-Nazi accounts amassed millions of views.
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This ISD study examined the availability and reach of white supremacist content on TikTok, sampling a set of videos to assess how effectively the platform's moderation systems detect and remove such material. The research was part of a broader ISD series tracking hate speech persistence on TikTok over time.
Of 108 sampled videos containing white supremacist content, 70 had been uploaded within the three months preceding data collection, indicating that such material continues to be freely posted and remains available rather than being promptly caught by moderation. The study also identified a network of neo-Nazi-affiliated accounts that collectively amassed millions of views, suggesting the content was not merely present but achieving meaningful reach on the platform.
The report's findings point to a persistent gap between TikTok's stated content-moderation commitments and the actual availability of extremist material, with the volume of recent uploads and the scale of engagement suggesting existing detection systems are not consistently identifying or removing white supremacist content before it accumulates an audience.
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