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 ...

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Researchers claim to have decoded how TikTok’s algorithm keeps users hooked. The app, mostly used to share short videos, was launched in 2017 and quickly became one of the world’s most popular social ...

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 ...

In just a few years, TikTok has gone from a niche lip-syncing app to one of the most powerful social media platforms in the world. From viral dance routines to comedic skits, food hacks, and global ...

The US and China are closing in on a deal to avoid a US ban of TikTok – and it will include China allowing US techies to replicate and replace the wildly popular app’s secret-sauce recommendation ...

Commentary: With new US ownership, the magic of TikTok's algorithm appears to have run out. And so has my interest. Abrar's interests include phones, streaming, autonomous vehicles, internet trends, ...

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 ...

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Emerson College students have gotten used to seeing troves of political videos on their TikTok feeds. From scenes of chaos ...

TikTok has signed agreements with three major investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — to form a new TikTok U.S. joint venture, ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in ...