Is ByteDance just playing its cards close to its chest?

In brief:TikTok has denied a report that it is working on a clone of its recommendation algorithm.

The Reuters story published today is misleading and factually inaccurate.

TikTok denies report it is cloning its algorithm, potentially for a US-only version of the app

Any information that links to Chinese users is also being removed.

The sources said that work on splitting the TikTok code will take a year to complete.