Inside TikTok’s Misinformation Battles

On Monday, we reported on how TikTok courted conservative users, including President-elect Donald Trump, in the months before last week’s Trump victory. 

These efforts, led by TikTok Policy Chief Michael Beckerman and overseen by CEO Shou Zi Chew, included an overhaul of its trust and safety staff and content policies that made it more likely that posts reflecting conservative views on elections (say the contested 2020 presidential race) and transgender people would remain on the app. 

Today we have more reporting on how TikTok tweaked some of its content policies—and why.