Social media algorithms to blame for antisemitic, Islamophobic content online, Waterloo expert says

There's been a reported bump in the amount of antisemitic and Islamophic content on social media platforms like TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, which may be due to algorithms that are geared to enhance engagement and to make money. That's according to Jimmy Lin, a professor at the David R. Cheriton School of Computer Science at the University of Waterloo.

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