TikTok’s parent company ByteDance has decided that it will not sell or transfer the algorithm behind the video-sharing app in any sale or divestment, the South China Morning Post reported, citing an informed source about the discussions in the TikTok’s boardroom. Chinese company.
The company will not deliver the source code behind the social media platform, but the US-based company’s technology team could develop a new algorithm, the newspaper said, adding that this would be a condition for sale. of the company’s U.S. assets.
ByteDance and TikTok did not immediately respond to the newspaper’s request for comment.
Separately, Fox reporter Charles Gasparino tweeted on Sunday that any TikTok deal would likely require negotiations between the US government and its Chinese counterpart to be successful.
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