An exclusive excerpt from Every Screen On The Planet reveals how the social media app’s powerful recommendation engine was shaped by a bunch of ordinary, twentysomething curators—including a guy named ...

After signing an executive order to preserve TikTok in the U.S, President Trump jokes he would make the algorithm "100% MAGA" if he could, and then continues on ...

A deal between the U.S. and China over the ownership of TikTok includes new stipulations over who controls the social media company's algorithm, a closely guarded secret which has proved to be a major ...

WASHINGTON — Tech giant Oracle will spearhead US oversight of the algorithm and security underlying TikTok’s video popular platform under the terms of a deal laid out Monday by President Donald ...

Algorithms, which are just sets of instructions expressed in code, are harder to restrict than physical goods. But governments, including the U.S., have long tried to prevent their export. The ...

A deal to prevent a US TikTok ban is now in place. The app’s algorithm will be copied, overseen by Oracle, and retrained using only American user data. This new, separate system addresses national ...

Oracle to lead US TikTok operations, controlling algorithm and user data. US-based entity to hold 80% of TikTok US, ByteDance retains minority. TikTok’s US move reflects broader US-China tech and ...

Rep. John Moolenaar (R-Mich.), chair of the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, raised concerns Wednesday about the ongoing reliance of a potential TikTok spinoff on an algorithm ...

NewsNation host Chris Cuomo called on billionaire Elon Musk and other tech leaders to tweak social media algorithms to help turn down the temperature of political discourse online. “Businesses make ...

TikTok engages more than 170 million Americans with its endless scroll and viral content, but as a potential sale for the popular platform nears, experts are concerned about the future of the app's ...

The US version of TikTok will reportedly still use the Chinese algorithm, but the American investors will have control over it. The latest report comes just a day after a deal with the US and China ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. President Donald Trump said Tuesday his ...