Every time I see a conventionally attractive woman with even a miniscule amount of skin showing on social media I can already hear the putrid and objectifying comments before I press “view.”  The nature of these comments isn’t new to the internet. Yet, I believe there’s a reason that videos susceptible to sexualization are being seen by users who are willing to do so — the majority of which are men.  TikTok’s male-designed algorithm was leaked in a lawsuit on Oct. 11. Gender-based recommendations weren’t accounted for, although statistics based on age demographics and user interaction were shared. Because of the lack of information, I decided to run an experiment to test TikTok’s algorithm based on gender. To read more, click the link in bio. #storybyprestonhooker #pagedesignbyaveryanderson #socialmediabymirandaliberda