Tag: tiktok

• TikTok Makes a Deal (Not That One)

  August 18, 2020

  Today, we start with a scoop about TikTok, the video-sharing app that’s caught in the middle of the U.S.-China tech war. (Want this delivered to your inbox each day? Sign… more ›

• TikTok and the Sorting Hat — Remains of the Day

  August 8, 2020

  How did an app designed by two guys in Shanghai managed to run circles around U.S. video apps from YouTube to Facebook to Instagram to Snapchat, becoming the most fertile… more ›

• For Whom the Tok Tiks

  August 8, 2020

  TikTok could persist in many ways in America. None is good. Updated at 11:15 p.m. ET on August 6, 2020. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/08/tiktok-microsoft-china/615007/ more ›

• TikTok inks global deal with music publishers (who previously threatened to sue it)

  July 26, 2020

  TikTok and the US-based National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) have inked a multi-year licensing agreement. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/tiktok-inks-global-multi-year-deal-with-music-publishers/ more ›

• Why China Cracked Down on the Social-Media Giant Bytedance

  July 15, 2020

  Last week, just as Mark Zuckerberg, the C.E.O. of Facebook, was emerging largely unscathed from two days of congressional testimony about how his company works, the Chinese C.E.O. https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/why-china-cracked-down-on-the-social-media-giant-bytedance more ›

• Manchurian

  July 15, 2020

  The point, though, is not just censorship, but its inverse: propaganda. TikTok’s algorithm, unmoored from the constraints of your social network or professional content creators, is free to promote whatever… more ›

• The TikTok War

  July 15, 2020

  Over the last week, as the idea of banning TikTok in the U.S. has shifted from a fringe idea to a seeming inevitability (thanks in no small part to India’s… more ›

• For Lesbians, TikTok Is ‘the Next Tinder’

  July 2, 2020

  Young women feeling alienated by dating apps and bar culture are finding love on their For You pages. On Feb. 3, Lauren Vlach received $8 on Venmo, spread across four… more ›

• How TikTok recommends videos #ForYou

  June 28, 2020

  TikTok’s mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. We’re building a global community where you can create and share authentically, discover the world, and connect with others. The For… more ›

• TikTok Finally Explains How the ‘For You’ Algorithm Works

  June 21, 2020

  The first thing you see when you open TikTok is the platform’s For You page: an endless stream of videos uniquely tailored to each user. https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-finally-explains-for-you-algorithm-works/ more ›