TikTok says a power outage caused a 'cascading systems failure' that messed up its algorithm

TikTok blamed a power outage at a US data center after users reported issues with their For You feeds. TikTok said it hoped for a resolution "soon." ...
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I've Loved TikTok for 6 Years. But the US App Lost Its Secret Sauce

I've Loved TikTok for 6 Years. But the US App Lost Its Secret Sauce ...

Bernie Sanders Claims Larry Ellison Will ‘Control' TikTok U.S. Algorithm Thanks to Trump Deal - but That's Not Really True

Sen. Bernie Sanders blasted what he characterized as crony capitalism by President Trump, claiming that the Trump ...

TikTok Avoids US Ban as Ownership Changes Reshape App

The deal ends ban threats and uncertainty, but a weekend outage and new terms of service and privacy policies raise questions about the algorithm.
CNN

TikTok’s algorithm will be overseen by Oracle in the US after the sale is completed

The White House has answered what had been one of the major outstanding questions regarding its pending deal to transfer TikTok’s US operations to a majority American ownership group: Under the ...

TikTok Confirms Algorithm Issues Due to Power Outage at U.S. Data Center

Over the weekend, TikTok users in the United States began to notice issues with their "For You" feeds, as well as the ingestion of new content into the app. This followed the long-awaited creation of ...
Los Angeles Times

How the TikTok algorithm created new words like ‘unalive’

Adam Aleksic has somehow managed to make linguistics cool. His rapid-fire videos have attracted an audience of millions across the social media universe. A Harvard graduate with a linguistics degree, ...

TikTok charged with breaching EU rules over app's addictive features

TikTok was charged on Friday with breaching EU online content rules over what the bloc's regulator said were its addictive ...