If you’re wondering why certain types of TikToks keep popping up on your For You page, TikTok is finally stepping in to answer the question of how its algorithm works. Based on a user’s activity on ...

The algorithm that powers TikTok’s “For You” page has long been a source of fascination and suspicion. Fans often remark on the app’s eerie accuracy, while TikTok critics have at times speculated the ...

Have you wondered how TikTok knows to show you cat videos, while a friend gets Call of Duty clips and politics — but no cats? You chose selected. Each dot here represents a single video about ...

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 ...