ByteDance’s agreement to sell TikTok puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the ‘For You’ page works and what’s to come

(THE CONVERSATION) Chinese tech giant ByteDance has signed an agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S. investors. President Donald Trump announced a ...
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Dance as Algorithm: What Happens When an Animated GIF Springs to Life

Sara Yassky opens She Was a Computer with the Lana Del Rey spin (Loren R. Robertson Productions). To learn about the Internet, we tend to turn to ... the Internet. Blogs comment on blogs commenting on ...
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ByteDance won't allow TikTok's algorithm to be part of a sale; Microsoft is rejected as suitor

Update (September 13, 7:30 p.m. ET): ByteDance rejected Microsoft's offer to ta over the U.S. operations of TikTik, leaving Oracle the sole known bidder. Microsoft confirmed the rejection in a ...