Wired
Is TikTok’s Algorithm Unconsciously Biased?
Friday, March 6, 2020,
By Hailey Womer
Whitney Phillips, an assistant professor of communication, culture and digital technologies, was quoted in a Wired story “Why is TikTok creating filter bubbles based on your race?” In the article, Phillips discusses how users tend to replicate the identity in which they identify when creating content, causing TikTok’s algorithm to have unconscious biases.