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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 ...

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 more palatable to ...

TikTok’s algorithm and board of directors will be “controlled by America” as part of a deal reached with China earlier this week, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Saturday, following ...

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 ...

An impending ban on TikTok was averted Monday after officials from both countries reached a “framework” of a deal that would allow the popular social media app to continue operating in the U.S. Trump, ...

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 ...

The House of Representatives last week overwhelmingly passed legislation designed to force China to sell TikTok, which is now on 170 million American devices. The Chinese regime will certainly do all ...

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

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