TikTok’s closely guarded recommendation algorithm is back in the spotlight after its Chinese parent ByteDance signed binding agreements to create a joint venture that would place operational control ...

President Trump said Chinese leader Xi Jinping approved a deal for a group of American investors to take control of TikTok’s U.S. operations. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images The future of TikTok ...

Algorithms, which are just sets of instructions expressed in code, are harder to restrict than physical goods. But governments, including the U.S., have long tried to prevent their export. The ...

TikTok has introduced a new set of U.S. Terms of Service, just as the United States and China have finalized a deal reshaping ownership of the platform for American ...