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TikTok users would feel the impact if algorithm isn't part of a sale, experts say

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

US, China near TikTok deal to finally resolve the question of app’s ‘secret sauce’ algorithm: sources

The deal sets the stage for the creation of a new US company worth as much as $50 billion that would serve 172 million US ...

TikTok’s U.S. App May Still Use ByteDance’s Algorithm

Framework deal between U.S and China may let TikTok still use ByteDance’s algorithm under license while shifting U.S ...
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The Algorithm of Assassination: How TikTok and YouTube Radicalized Charlie Kirk's Killer

TikTok and YouTube algorithms turned Tyler Robinson from curious student into Charlie Kirk's assassin through ...
VentureBeat

Researchers propose a ‘fairer’ product recommendation algorithm

Join the event trusted by enterprise leaders for nearly two decades. VB Transform brings together the people building real enterprise AI strategy. Learn more In a paper published this week on the ...
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Twitter recommendation algorithm source code has been posted to GitHub

One of the many promises Elon Musk made after taking over Twitter was that he would open source Twitter’s algorithm, something that the social media company notoriously kept private before his tenure.
Yahoo

Twitter reveals some of its source code, including its recommendation algorithm

As repeatedly promised by Twitter CEO Elon Musk, Twitter has opened a portion of its source code to public inspection, including the algorithm it uses to recommend tweets in users' timelines. On ...
NBC New York

Twitter Makes Its Recommendation Algorithm Open Source — Here's How it Works

Twitter is giving users a peek behind the curtain as it begins the process of taking away blue check marks. Most of the recommendation algorithm will be made open source today. The rest will follow.
Gizmodo

Twitter’s Recommendation Algorithm Is Now Open Source

“People will discover many silly things, but we’ll patch issues as soon as they’re found!” Musk tweeted earlier this month. Image: Scott Olson (Getty Images) Today is the day: In an effort to boost ...
ZDNet

Ex-Google engineer: Extreme content? No, it's algorithms that radicalize people

In the age of fake news and radicalization, the real enemy is not content itself. It's the algorithm pushing that content up to the top of users' 'recommended' lists. That's according to software ...
The Verge

Mozilla wants your help to fix terrible YouTube recommendations

YouTube’s recommendations algorithm can lead you down some very weird rabbit holes, suggesting videos that feel weirdly personal and off-target at the same time ...
NBC DFW

Twitter Makes Its Recommendation Algorithm Open Source — Here's How it Works

Twitter is giving users a peek behind the curtain as it begins the process of taking away blue check marks. There are three main stages in Home Mixer, the service that builds a user's "For You" feed, ...