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Updated July 27, 2021 at 1:22 PM. ... In May, an experiment by Media Matters, a non-profit media watchdog, found that TikTok's algorithm was promoting homophobic and transphobic content to viewers.
The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once again come under the spotlight after the U.S. ordered its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the app ...
The work on splitting the source code ordered by TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance late last year predated a bill to force a sale of TikTok's U.S. operations that began gaining steam in Congress
Since its launch, TikTok has become one of the world's most popular social media platforms, using recommendation algorithms to connect content creators and influencers with new audiences. [6] In April 2020, TikTok surpassed two billion mobile downloads worldwide. [7] Cloudflare ranked TikTok the most popular website of 2021, surpassing Google. [8]
In 2021, McCourt invested $100 million to establish Project Liberty, an initiative aimed at decentralizing the internet, Anna Feagan, McCourt Global's communications director, told USA TODAY.
The American technology company Microsoft had previously proposed an idea to acquire TikTok's algorithm and other artificial intelligence technology, but this was declined by ByteDance, as its executives expressed concern that it would likely be opposed by the Chinese government, which in turn had criticized the Trump administration's order as ...
A potential TikTok sale would likely not include its coveted algorithm, which serves up video after video to audiences, because social media algorithms are subject to strict export controls in ...
In recent years, China has implemented export controls governing algorithms, a policy that would seem to cover the incredibly successful algorithm that powers TikTok’s recommendation engine.