Social media's role in radicalizing extremists has drastically increased over the last several years. Some far-right TikTokers employ a meme-like format in their content to dodge content moderation.

TikTok users often express awe or dismay at the seemingly uncanny accuracy of the app’s recommendation algorithm. The Wall Street Journal published a video today that dives into how TikTok customizes ...

A TikTok went viral after appearing to show racial bias in the app's Creator Marketplace algorithm. Phrases like "Black Lives Matter" looked to be flagged as inappropriate by TikTok. TikTok apologized ...

Update: TikTok says it is today launching a new tool to provide greater transparency on how videos are added to a user’s feed. For any video, you can tap the Share panel then the question-mark icon ...

TikTok’s “For You” page (FYP) recommendation algorithm appears to be leading users down far-right rabbit holes. By analyzing and coding over 400 recommended videos after interacting solely with ...

is a news writer who covers the streaming wars, consumer tech, crypto, social media, and much more. Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. A troubling report from the Wall Street Journal digs ...

A Wall Street Journal investigation found that TikTok only needs one important piece of information to figure out what you want: the amount of time you linger over a piece of content. Every second you ...

In August 2018, Chinese company ByteDance bought video startup Musical.ly and fused it with another app. The result was TikTok, the wildly popular short video app that’s now one of the most downloaded ...