Oracle has begun an audit of TikTok’s algorithms and content moderation models to ensure they are not being manipulated by Chinese authorities, Axios reported Tuesday. From the report: The effort is intended to provide additional assurances to lawmakers that the American platform TikTok operates independently of the influence of the Chinese Communist Party. TikTok is owned by Chinese tech giant ByteDance. ByteDance bought American lip-syncing app Musical.ly in 2017 and merged it with its version of a similar app called TikTok. Since then, the app has skyrocketed in popularity in the US
Oracle begins auditing TikTok’s algorithms
