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TikTok is reportedly splitting its source code to create a US-only algorithm

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I thought tiktok already had a different algo for the domestic and international version?

This would split the international version so that e.g. Canadian TikTok is separate from US TikTok.

much of the machine learning code could be shared. I would think TikTok actually booted from DouYin (domestic) model originally, it has to start from somewhere.

I wonder how this would work with say US and other western countries?

Could they still see videos from Europe?

The West needs to wake up and treat Chinese companies like China treats non-Chinese companies. Raid their US offices, take all of their IP, and then tell them that they have equal access to our markets and there's nothing wrong.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

But wrong is wrong one has to address the one way culture invasion.

Are we talking about America now?

cute

If they don't play by your rules, sometimes it makes sense to play by their rules. So it is.

In a prisoner's dilemma, if you know the other person is going to defect, are you going to cooperate?

The prisoner's dilemma is burdened by the assumption that you have to play at all. I'm not forced to defect NOR cooperate.

The world ain't fair. There is no international entity that can police international relations, so nations must fend for themselves.

Who says IP was ever right in the first place? A bunch of wealthy, powerful people?

We should all be ruthlessly raiding the IPs of corporations, both American and Chinese. If you're not, then I don't know what you're doing.

Tiktok is probably like Ok read binary blobs ....

It's okay both the US and Chinese empires need to collapse, and Tik Tok's enshittifying influence will hurt both.

So the US Tik Tok source code can help the US empire collapse... Yes, because it will keep exploiting users.

And the Chinese Tik Tok source code can help the Chinese empire collapse... Ironically, again by exploiting users.

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