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Explained: What is so special about TikTok's technology

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The content recommendation algorithm that powers the online short video platform TikTok has once again come under the spotlight after the US ordered its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to sell the app's US assets or face a nationwide ban.

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South China Morning Post

What makes TikTok’s technology so special, that the app may be banned in the US?

The short video format enables TikTok’s algorithm to become much more dynamic and even capable of even tracking changes in users’ preferences and interests across time.

10 days ago·Hong Kong

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RTÉ

Explained: What is so special about TikTok's technology

10 days ago·Ireland

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RNZ

Explainer: What is so special about TikTok's technology?

The US is threatening to ban TikTok - but why? Here is how it works and why it has attracted more discussion than technology used by its rivals.

10 days ago·New Zealand

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SBS News

What exactly is so special about TikTok's technology?

The wildly popular app has been in the headlines for weeks as US lawmakers face off against TikTok's Chinese parent company over a potential nation-wide ban. Here's why the app is so special.

10 days ago·Sydney, Australia

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Explainer-What is so special about TikTok’s technology

By Josh Ye HONG KONG (Reuters) – 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’s U.S. assets or face a nationwide ban. Here is how it works and why it has attracted more discussion than technology used by its rivals such as Meta’s Instagram, Google’s YouTube and Snapchat: ALGORITHMS The algori…

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