TikTok denies report it’s cloning its algorithm, probably for a US-only model of the app

TikTok denies report it’s cloning its algorithm, probably for a US-only model of the app

Briefly: TikTok has denied a report that it’s engaged on a clone of its suggestion algorithm. The copied code might allow the creation of a model of the app that will be allowed within the US by working independently of Chinese language proprietor ByteDance. Work on splitting TikTok’s supply code was ordered by ByteDance final…