Seven families are suing TikTok in France, accusing the platform of failing to moderate harmful content and exposing children ...

The TikTok ban hangs in the balance. Tamara Alesi, CEO of Mediaplus North America, reflects on the app’s unprecedented influence – and why it has the power to spark such debate.

YouTuber MrBeast, X owner Elon Musk and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison are names that have floated around in the past week.

Some TikTok users think the algorithm is different now, but did something really change after the short-lived ban of the app ...

Platforms like YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and Snapchat offer similar short video formats, but they lack the defining ...

but TikTok’s secret sauce isn’t short-form video, but the app’s sticky algorithm. YouTube’s recommendation algorithm is sometimes useful, more often a mixed bag, but many view Meta’s ...

This personalized revel in is what makes TikTok so addictive. When you scroll through the FYP, the algorithm evaluates limitless elements to determine which films to show. The system constantly ...

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The inherent special sauce for TikTok is this algorithm,” said social media expert Ashleigh Shay. “Which ByteDance has gone ...

What would a ban mean for creators who make a living on the app? Why is the TikTok algorithm so important? Which competitors would benefit from TikTok’s exile? And what do everyday users feel ...

But here’s the thing: Even if TikTok is sold and Americans can keep using it, it will in many ways be a different app. Because China is almost certain to block the sale of the algorithm along ...