Apps News Tiktok Is In Trouble In The U S And Europe–but American Social Apps Could Be Next

TikTok's fate in the U.S. could hinge on who controls its algorithm

A deal between the U.S. and China over the ownership of TikTok includes new stipulations over who controls the social media company's algorithm, a closely guarded secret which has proved to be a major ... Read More

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

The US and China are closing in on a deal to avoid a US ban of TikTok – and it will include China allowing US techies to replicate and replace the wildly popular app’s secret-sauce recommendation ... Read More

China’s ByteDance could be forced to sell TikTok U.S., but its quiet lead in AI will help it survive—and maybe even thrive

To keep its advantage in the AI race, ByteDance needs access to powerful AI chips. Media reports claim ByteDance is the largest purchaser of Nvidia chips inside China and that it has explored ... Read More

How did TikTok get here? A look at the US' fight over social media app

After nine months of waiting, a TikTok sale may be just around the corner. President Donald Trump hinted in a Truth Social post on Sept. 15 that the United States and China have reached a deal to ... Read More

China Says US TikTok Deal a 'Win-Win', Will Review App's Technology and IP Transfers

BEIJING (Reuters) -China on Wednesday called the framework deal reached in Madrid to switch short-video app TikTok to U.S.-controlled ownership a "win-win" and said it would review TikTok's technology ... Read More

TikTok sale puts app’s algorithm in the spotlight – a social media expert explains how the For You Page works and what changes are in store

Kelley Cotter has received funding from the National Science Foundation. President Donald Trump announced on Sept. 19, 2025, a preliminary agreement for the sale of a majority stake in TikTok from ... Read More

Hawaii sues TikTok parent company ByteDance, claims app harms children

Hawaii sues ByteDance, claiming TikTok was designed to be dangerously addictive for young users through manipulative features. Read More

X hit with $140 million EU fine for breaching content rules, TikTok settles

Elon Musk’s social media company X was fined 120 million euros ($140 million) by EU tech regulators on Friday for breaching EU online content rules, the first sanction under landmark legislation which ... Read More

TikTok won’t be banished. Its fate could be much worse

We’re approaching what appears to be an appropriately dumb ending to an inordinately dumb fight over TikTok. Dumb is a harsh word, and I mean it deeply. The dumbest part: The Trump administration’s ... Read More

The US version of TikTok might still use the Chinese algorithm

A potential TikTok deal emerged Monday between the US and China, two days before the Trump administration's latest sell or be banned deadline. Now, attention is shifting to the app's Chinese algorithm ... Read More

U.S. has 'framework' for TikTok deal with China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that Washington and Beijing had struck a "framework for a TikTok deal," days before another deadline that could have banned the popular social media app in ... Read More