The EU says that TikTok's “addictive design” is illegal under the DSA, citing the app's infinite scroll and recommendation algorithm, in preliminary findings
The EU says that TikTok's “addictive design” is illegal under the DSA, citing the app's infinite scroll and recommendation algorithm, in preliminary findings
European Union regulators said the app's infinite scroll and personalized algorithm led to “compulsive” behavior, especially among children.
Memo: the TikTok US deal is set to close on Jan. 22; terms include retraining the recommendation algorithm on US user data and Oracle overseeing data protection
Revamped ‘TikTok USA’ Expected Next Month Wesley Hilliard / AppleInsider : US investors to close deal on 50% ownership of TikTok January 22 Sports Business Journal : TikTok sale becomes official, with...
EU expands its X probe, asking for internal docs about X's recommendation algorithm, following complaints from German politicians about boosting the far right
Move follows complaints from German politicians ahead of election next month — Brussels has ordered Elon Musk …
Sources: TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its US users that may result in a version that operates independently of ByteDance
TikTok is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm for its 170 million U.S. users that may result in a version …
TikTok says it will adjust its recommendation algorithm to avoid negative reinforcement and let users pick words and hashtags to remove videos from their feed
Liza Lin / Wall Street Journal :
TikTok says it will adjust its recommendation algorithm to avoid negative reinforcement and protect mental well-being
The app says it is working to diversify the content it pushes to individual users in order to protect their mental well-being — Popular video-sharing app TikTok …
Source: ByteDance notified US authorities and potential bidders for TikTok US operations that it will not sell or transfer TikTok's recommendation algorithm
South China Morning Post :
YouTube bans kids from live-streaming video unless accompanied by an adult following NYT report about YouTube's recommendation algorithm for posted videos
why not just turn off recommendations on videos of kids? Your system can already identify videos of kids automatically.The recommendation algorithm is driving this whole child exploitation phenomenon....
Pew: of 4,500 US adults, 34% regularly let their child watch YouTube, with 47% saying they do occasionally; 61% say their kids encountered unsuitable videos
Why Elon Musk's Visionary Leadership Falls Short Trevor Mogg / Digital Trends : The vast majority of YouTube users hit the site for how-to videos James Loke Hale / Tubefilter : YouTube's Recommendatio...