This seems like a smokescreen for the actual problem, which isn't the algorithms(I don't think anyone has said the algorithms are the problem), but the fact that their app is effectively spyware.
> He says TikTok will also reveal its data flows to regulators, and is calling on its rivals to do the same
> TikTok will launch a Transparency and Accountability Center in Los Angeles for moderation and data practices that will house all of its data flows and code moving forward.
Sounds pretty ambiguous. Like I said, remains to be seen.
These aren't friendly people. Their app not only harvests an assload of your data but has also been shown to be full of vulnerabilities. I'm not just going to take their word for it that making everything "open" is going to show that they've made things right.
If I ran TikTok, I'd pull off a stunt like this to fool technically illiterate politicians to get them off my back.
Edit: grammar
What is your source for saying that? And what is your definition of spyware?
I don't use TikTok, Facebook, nor Instagram. But I don't get how TikTok is different than the other two? I don't call Facebook a spyware but I don't use it for the very similar reasons that I don't use TikTok and Instagram.