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Reverse Engineering TikTok's VM Obfuscation (Part 1)

tl;dr: "The platform has implemented various methods to make it difficult for reverse-engineers to understand exactly what data is being collected and how it is being used. Analyzing the call stack of a request made on tiktok can begin to paint the picture for us."

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Inside TikTok's Killer Algorithm

- Sara Fischer tl;dr: New users are shown 8 popular videos, each representing a different trend or topic. Users and videos are clustered separately and, based on users' engagement, the user is recommended videos from the appropriate cluster. TikTok concede this creates "filter bubbles."

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TikTok And The Sorting Hat

- Eugene Wei tl;dr: "A machine learning algorithm significantly responsive and accurate can pierce the veil of cultural ignorance." With half of TikTok's engineers focussed on its matching algorithm, Eugene discusses how the algorithm made the app.

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