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Ep. 372: Decoding TikTok’s Algorithm
Deep Questions with Cal Newport · 372
Last week, it was announced that Oracle would take over operation of TikTok in the US. One of the primary reasons proposed for this deal is that it was in national interests for us to take over control of TikTok’s fabled “algorithm.” But what is this algorithm? How does it work? To what extent can it be controlled? In…
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