How TikTok keeps its users scrolling for hours a day

Washington Post reporters analyzed data from over 800 TikTok users to learn how the app turns people into power users, some ...
Salt Lake City Weekly

Afraid of losing his son to the infinite algorithm, a fed-up Utah father tries logging off for good.

He wasn't himself anymore, and deep down, I felt the weight of that change was mine to carry. It's hard to admit this now, but I used to let him watch for hours. Literal hours. Every day. I was in the ...
Yahoo Finance

TikTok’s Algorithm to Be Secured by Oracle in Trump-Backed Deal

(Bloomberg) — Oracle Corp. (ORCL) would recreate and provide security for a new US version of TikTok’s algorithm under a deal taking shape to sell the popular Chinese-owned app to a consortium of ...
USA Today

TikTok users would feel the impact if algorithm isn't part of a sale, experts say

TikTok engages more than 170 million Americans with its endless scroll and viral content, but as a potential sale for the popular platform nears, experts are concerned about the future of the app's ...
AOL

An infinite Wikipedia scroll I created in mere hours went viral. I think people may be tired of curated algorithms.

Isaac Gemal created WikiTok, an infinite scrolling Wikipedia, when a viral tweet triggered demand for its creation. He says he resisted adding algorithms to WikiTok to help people explore the internet ...