Congress passed, and the Supreme Court upheld, a 2024 law requiring TikTok’s divestment from ByteDance, or a U.S. ban, making corporate control and algorithm access central national security concerns.

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 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 ...

TikTok’s closely guarded recommendation algorithm is back in the spotlight after its Chinese parent ByteDance signed binding agreements to create a joint venture that would place operational control ...

Well, it seems TikTok is here to stay. An agreement was reached last week between Trump and China to keep the highly popular app on US phones, and the deal outlined is now said to greatly benefit ...

President Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping approved a deal for a group of American investors to take control of TikTok’s U.S. operations. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images The future of TikTok ...

The US version of TikTok is now under the control of Larry Ellison’s Oracle and a number of investment firms. The US version of TikTok is now under the control of Larry Ellison’s Oracle and a number ...