NEW YORK, July 9 (Reuters) - TikTok is preparing to launch a standalone app for U.S. users that is expected to operate on a separate algorithm and data system from its global app, laying the ...

Aiming to illustrate autonomy from its Chinese parent company amid legislative scrutiny in the US, TikTok is reportedly separating its source code to create a distinct algorithm for its US platform.

The risks have less to do with who owns the app than who writes the code and algorithms that make TikTok tick. By David E. Sanger Reporting from Washington In a capital where Republicans and Democrats ...

A secret project from TikTok was recently leaked. It focuses on developing a "US copy" of the ByteDance Chinese company's original algorithm for its app. The algorithm clone is a way to appease US ...