3 papers
cs.CY2026
The DSA's Blind Spot: Algorithmic Audit of Advertising and Minor Profiling on TikTok
Sara Solarova, Matej Mosnar, Matus Tibensky +6
Adolescents spend an increasing amount of their time in digital environments where their still-developing cognitive capacities leave them unable to recognize or resist commercial p…
cs.IR2026
Algorithmic Audit of Personalisation Drift in Polarising Topics on TikTok
Branislav Pecher, Adrian Bindas, Jan Jakubcik +8
Social media platforms have become an integral part of everyday life, serving as a primary source of news and information for many users. These platforms increasingly rely on perso…
cs.IR2025
Revisiting Algorithmic Audits of TikTok: Poor Reproducibility and Short-term Validity of Findings
Matej Mosnar, Adam Skurla, Branislav Pecher +5
Social media platforms are constantly shifting towards algorithmically curated content based on implicit or explicit user feedback. Regulators, as well as researchers, are calling…