Some platforms, such as Twitter, also rank content based on the time of the post. One noteworthy factor about social media algorithms, Karray said, is that in a social network, an algorithm does not ...

Definition/Definiteness: An algorithm must be a clearly described process, with each step in its instructions laying out precisely what it does to reach the endpoint.

According to Reuters, even though TikTok is fighting the ban, it's still creating a US-based clone of its recommendation algorithm that functions independently of the Chinese one.