A central question to TikTok’s potential shutdown saga has been whether the popular social video platform would keep its ...

If China sells TikTok to a U.S. buyer without its algorithm, users will notice a difference in functionality, experts say.

“The Chinese government will, according to law, examine and approve relevant matters involving TikTok, such as the export of ...

TikTok appears to be changing hands, but what that means for users is up in the air. Stefani Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 19, 2025, a preliminary agreement ...

Using a sequence of steps to solve a problem. Scientific applications, forecasting, decision making, quantum computing and AI use algorithms routinely. Computer programming is used to implement the ...

This TikTok deal claims to solve a national security issue—but does it hold up? We measure it against five core principles ...

In recent years, social media critics have sounded alarms about a growing "outrage culture" and the idea that platforms ...

A central question to TikTok's potential shutdown saga has been whether the popular social video platform would keep its algorithm — the secret sauce that powers its addictive video feed — after it's ...

There are two layers to the TikTok algorithm. First, there is the abstract layer that defines the outcome developers wish to accomplish. An internal document shared with The New York Times specified ...