TikTok has stirred the pot in the political arena in the United States and Europe alike. From the ongoing process with the ban in the US, which is currently on hold, to the Chinese platform’s interference in European elections. In this interview, Josef Šlerka unpacks the intricacies of TikTok’s algorithm and its implications for political content. He is an expert on issues of disinformation and conspiracy theories, working as a data analyst, reporter at our partners Investigace(.)cz and the head of the Department of New Media Studies at Charles University in Prague.