Investigation shows TikTok algorithm promoting misogynistic content to young people

TikTok's algorithm pushed Andrew Tate posts to an imaginary teenager

Kickboxer and online personality Andrew Tate. His posts were pushed to an imaginary teen's TikTok by the app's algorithm. Picture: Instagram

An Observer investigation has revealed how TikTok is promoting misogynistic content to young people despite claiming to ban it.

Videos of the online personality Andrew Tate, who has been criticised by domestic abuse campaigners for normalising extreme and outdated views about women, are among those pushed by the algorithm to users via the curated For You homepage.