TikTok's fate in the U.S. could hinge on who controls its algorithm

TikTok's algorithm is the "secret sauce" behind the app's success, experts say. U.S.-China talks over the app's ownership ...

How a new U.S.-flavored algorithm will alter the experience of TikTok

A rumored split between TikTok’s algorithm in the United States and the computer code running the app elsewhere could put off ...

TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the For You Page works and what changes are in store

With a change of ownership in the works, the fate of TikTok’s algorithm – the secret sauce of its success – is up in the air.
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Export controls on TikTok's algorithm are unique but not unprecedented

Algorithms, which are just sets of instructions expressed in code, are harder to restrict than physical goods. But ...
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TikTok sale puts app's algorithm in the spotlight

President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 19, 2025, a preliminary agreement for the sale of a majority stake in TikTok from ...
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California bill targets social media algorithms spreading hate speech

California lawmakers passed Senate Bill 771 to reduce the proliferation of hate speech, misinformation, and harassment. It is ...

Largest-ever cosmological simulation created using algorithms for Euclid mission

Euclid mission has published the most extensive simulation of the cosmos to date. The modeling was based on algorithms ...