Who really controls TikTok’s magical algorithm — the US-based company that runs the app or its Chinese parent, ByteDance?
That’s the question that bedeviled a trio of federal judges on Monday charged with deciding whether to allow the implementation of a law that could ultimately result in TikTok being banned for all Americans. After more than two hours of oral argument between TikTok and a group of content creators on one side, and the US government on the other, it remains uncertain how the judges may rule.
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Source: CNN News
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