TikTok's algorithm did not treat Democrats and Republicans equally during the 2024 US presidential election. According to a paper published in Nature, its recommendation system showed a ...

Democratic users were 7.5 percent more likely to get GOP-backed content than videos matching their own political views.

The era of mindless viral recommendations is over; TikTok's 2026 algorithm update, driven by Oracle's US data restructuring and a new focus on 'qualified views,' has fundamentally changed how content ...

Tension: Our sense of identity meets the algorithm’s curated version of who we are. Noise: The endless scroll amplifies a digital echo chamber, distorting our self-perception. Direct Message: True ...

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 ...

Algorithm favors niches: TikTok now prioritizes niche-specific, consistent content and uses a follower-first testing model before wider reach. Search over virality: AI-powered indexing is shifting ...

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 ...

While the creation of this new entity marks a big step toward avoiding a U.S. ban, as well as easing trade and tech-related tensions between Washington and Beijing, there is still uncertainty ...