![TikTok caught in US-China battle over its powerful algorithm](https://cdn.magzter.com/1617717947/1679523923/articles/BPcLeQKje1679536305483/TIKTOK-CAUGHT-IN-USCHINA-BATTLE-OVER-ITS-POWERFUL-ALGORITHM.jpg)
The United States and Chinese governments are battling for control over the algorithm that powers TikTok, with the short-form video app trapped in a geopolitical tug of war over its future.
ByteDance, the Beijing-based company that owns TikTok, has faced US demands that the app be sold to cut ties to its home country, while the Chinese government has taken legal measures to prevent any divestment without its consent.
The heart of the conflict is which country can lay claim to TikTok's powerful algorithm, according to multiple people familiar with continuing deliberations and international legal experts.
The Chinese government is likely to block ByteDance from selling TikTok's algorithm technology, according to experts and TikTok insiders. Beijing introduced a new export restriction to squash any deal without its approval when the Trump administration tried to ban the app in 2020.
TikTok's algorithm has been touted as one of the most advanced uses of AI in consumer technology. It is considered more effective than rivals such as Meta at presenting users with content they are likely to be interested in that does not necessarily come from friends' recommendations.
That has given the app an uncanny ability to serve up addictive lip-sync and dance videos that capture the attention of its one billion users worldwide.
But critics contend it could be manipulated to serve up propaganda or polarising material a claim denied by ByteDance.
"China won't allow TikTok's algorithm to be exported," said Mr Keith Krach, the US businessman and former politician who led the Trump administration's attempted crackdown on TikTok. "You can't split the baby in two." The predicament has created a high-stakes moment for TikTok's chief executive Chew Shou Zi, who is set to testify before the US Congress on Thursday.
ãã®èšäºã¯ The Straits Times ã® March 23, 2023 çã«æ²èŒãããŠããŸãã
7 æ¥éã® Magzter GOLD ç¡æãã©ã€ã¢ã«ãéå§ããŠãäœåãã®å³éžããããã¬ãã¢ã ã¹ããŒãªãŒã8,500 以äžã®éèªãæ°èã«ã¢ã¯ã»ã¹ããŠãã ããã
ãã§ã«è³Œèªè ã§ã ?  ãµã€ã³ã€ã³
ãã®èšäºã¯ The Straits Times ã® March 23, 2023 çã«æ²èŒãããŠããŸãã
7 æ¥éã® Magzter GOLD ç¡æãã©ã€ã¢ã«ãéå§ããŠãäœåãã®å³éžããããã¬ãã¢ã ã¹ããŒãªãŒã8,500 以äžã®éèªãæ°èã«ã¢ã¯ã»ã¹ããŠãã ããã
ãã§ã«è³Œèªè ã§ã? ãµã€ã³ã€ã³
![PANG PERSISTS FOR S'PORE VICTORY](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1735235/XCMlCjW2b1718583576600/PANG-PERSISTS-FOR-SPORE-VICTORY.jpg)
PANG PERSISTS FOR S'PORE VICTORY
Endurance propels I7-year-old to maiden Tour win at rain-delayed Ladies Masters
![MBAPPE WILL BE UNSTOPPABLE: CISSE](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1735235/d0Dvf6nZa1718583471889/MBAPPE-WILL-BE-UNSTOPPABLE-CISSE.jpg)
MBAPPE WILL BE UNSTOPPABLE: CISSE
Les Bleus captain back to his best with club future settled, says former France forward
![SUPERSUB WEGHORST DELIVERS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1735235/669mOkG551718583334667/SUPERSUB-WEGHORST-DELIVERS.jpg)
SUPERSUB WEGHORST DELIVERS
Striker continues to shine on the big stage, scoring 83rd-minute winner against Poland
![Ashwath, 8, wants to be one of youngest grandmasters](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1735235/g2m5wkhgB1718583229252/ASHWATH-8-WANTS-TO-BE-ONE-OF-YOUNGEST-GRANDMASTERS.jpg)
Ashwath, 8, wants to be one of youngest grandmasters
Having become the youngest player to beat a grandmaster recently, eight-year-old Ashwath Kaushik has set his sights on attaining chessâ highest rank soon.
![BOL RELISHES 'NICE BATTLE' AT OLYMPICS](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1735235/8GUDEIOZA1718583051422/BOL-RELISHES-NICE-BATTLE-AT-OLYMPICS.jpg)
BOL RELISHES 'NICE BATTLE' AT OLYMPICS
She seeks best form for highly anticipated hurdles race against McLaughlin-Levrone
![GHALIB DOWNS THE MONKEY](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1735235/-u28QmJnv1718581885083/GHALIB-DOWNS-THE-MONKEY.jpg)
GHALIB DOWNS THE MONKEY
Up-and-coming 4YO rolls hot favourite after ace rider Nunes stacks up the speed in front
![Less meat on menus and fewer new venues: How the Olympics are trying to go green](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1735235/fDXDu51ux1718581703269/LESS-MEAT-ON-MENUS-AND-FEWER-NEW-VENUES-HOW-THE-OLYMPICS-ARE-TRYING-TO-GO-GREEN.jpg)
Less meat on menus and fewer new venues: How the Olympics are trying to go green
Paris event organisers pledge to halve greenhouse gas emissions from London and Rio levels.
![Investing in sustainability offers long-term opportunities: GIC](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1735235/rQUuypN4c1718581621534/INVESTING-IN-SUSTAINABILITY-OFFERS-LONGTERM-OPPORTUNITIES-GIC.jpg)
Investing in sustainability offers long-term opportunities: GIC
It sees prospects for market growth, better returns even as climate change risks rise
![Bitcoin miners pivot to South-east Asia after China crackdown](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/24723/1735235/uHV5ceY2y1718581517863/BITCOIN-MINERS-PIVOT-TO-SOUTHEAST-ASIA-AFTER-CHINA-CRACKDOWN.jpg)
Bitcoin miners pivot to South-east Asia after China crackdown
The 6.9ha cement slab in the middle of a Borneo industrial area once belonged to a logging company. Long ago, that business abandoned the site to the elements, leaving just rudimentary structures and a four-storey concrete birdhouse made to lure swiftlets whose nests, built with saliva, fetch high prices in China.
GameStop fever stirs questions of market manipulation
Trading firms, former fans of influencer Keith Gill are eyeing him with suspicion