TikTok's content recommendation system is under scrutiny again after its parent company, ByteDance, agreed to hand control of the app's US operations to a new joint venture including Oracle. The ...
Chinese tech giant ByteDance finalized its agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S. investors. TikTok announced on Jan. 22, 2026, that it has formed TikTok ...
A central question to TikTok’s potential shutdown saga has been whether the popular social video platform would keep its algorithm — the secret sauce that powers its addictive video feed — after it’s ...
With its new US investors having connections to President Trump, and a deal that allows the gov't to select one board member, there are concerns that TikTok will lean more towards the right, and scale ...
A central question to TikTok's potential shutdown saga has been whether the popular social video platform would keep its algorithm — the secret sauce that powers its addictive video feed — after it's ...
From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...
The TikTok algorithm learns what you spend the most time watching and shows you more of that in large volumes. If you're going to get sucked in by social media, at least make it worthwhile. TikTok, ...
TikTok engages more than 170 million Americans with its endless scroll and viral content, but as a potential sale for the popular platform nears, experts are concerned about the future of the app's ...