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TikTok Tells Inquiry China-Based Employees Can Make Changes to Algorithm

TikTok Tells Inquiry China-Based Employees Can Make Changes to Algorithm
The TikTok Inc. building is seen in Culver City, Calif., on March 17, 2023. Damian Dovarganes/AP Photo
Victoria Kelly-Clark
Victoria Kelly-Clark
7/18/2023|Updated: 7/19/2023
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TikTok officials have admitted to an Australian government inquiry that China-based employees can change the social media app’s algorithm.

This is the first time officials from the company have made the admission, which has raised increasing questions about the reach of the Chinese regime into foreign societies through the app.
Victoria Kelly-Clark
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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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