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TikTok Now Offers a Feed Dedicated to Science and Tech

posted by janrinok on Wednesday March 15 2023, @02:54PM   Printer-friendly

upstart writes:

The STEM feed comes as TikTok faces increasing scrutiny:

TikTok has a large science community, and the social network wants everyone to know it on Pi Day (March 14). The company is launching a dedicated STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) feed that shows only these more educational videos. You may learn to code or discuss experiments without having to wade through TikTok's usual entertainment-focused content.

Not surprisingly, TikTok is taking steps to block misinformation in this new section. Curator Common Sense Networks will study content to make sure it's relevant to the STEM feed, while the fact-checkers at Poynter will gauge the accuracy. Any videos that don't pass both inspections won't reach the new feed.

Users in the US will start seeing the STEM feed in the "coming weeks," TikTok says. The social media giant has already been experimenting with a "Topic Feed" in some regions to court fans of gaming, sports and other common subjects. The science-oriented feed is considered an expansion of this initiative.

[...] Whether or not this helps with TikTok's survival in the US is another matter. Some politicians want to ban TikTok outright over fears it's a national security threat. Officials are concerned China may collect data about key Americans or spread propaganda.

See also: TikTok is Adding a Dedicated Feed for STEM Content

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  • (Score: 2) by Barenflimski on Wednesday March 15 2023, @05:46PM

    by Barenflimski (6836) on Wednesday March 15 2023, @05:46PM (#1296286)

    >If one is trying to use TikTok for science content, we may as well just give up.

    What's your position on Bill Nye, then?

    Top.

    >This is a well documented way to slip crap into humans brains

    As was the six o'clock evening news in decades gone by, and "news"papers in decades before that.

    Good point. We should likely get rid of Walter Cronkite.

    >TikTok should start with a 'science' TikTok that describes their formula, ie: Economics.

    Oh, that's a "trade secret" - you're not a communist, are you?

    Depends on the day, brand of coffee and who's judging.

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