The time has come when views on Tik Tok are the top priority, when adults don’t fall asleep without watching popular videos, and children start filming on Tik Tok before they have learned to connect ...

Facing a ban or forced sale after Congress cited national security concerns, the platform’s Chinese parent ByteDance continues to work on splitting off the underlying algorithm for its 170 million U.S ...

TikTok is reportedly building a copy of its core recommendation algorithm in the US – an effort that is playing out even as the company tries to block a law requiring its China-based parent ByteDance ...

The EU is threatening to take action against the social media company. It could be the start of a global reckoning.

May 30 (Reuters) - TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its 170 million U.S. users that may result in a version that operates independently of its Chinese parent and be ...

The story of TikTok has always been complicated by its ownership. When its predecessor, lip-syncing app Musical.ly, broke through with children and teenagers in 2016, the New York Times noted it’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anisha Sircar is a journalist covering tech, finance and society. A preliminary TikTok deal proposes U.S. investors own 80% of its ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders claimed the Trump deal making TikTok's U.S. business majority-owned by American investors gives Larry Ellison 'control' over the app's content algorithm. But that's not true.

A new slider tool allows users to signal they want more content based on certain topics, like ‘dance’ or ‘current affairs.’ A new slider tool allows users to signal they want more content based on ...

The European Commission on Friday accused TikTok of purposefully designing its app for being "addictive," calling out features such as infinite scroll, autoplay, push notifications, and its ...