TikTok's CEO on its future -- and what makes its algorithm different | Shou Chew | TED Tech
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4 • 1.2K Ratings
🗓️ 17 July 2023
⏱️ 42 minutes
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TikTok CEO Shou Chew dives into how the trend-setting video app and cultural phenomenon works -- from what distinguishes its algorithm and drives virality to the challenges of content moderation and digital addiction. In a wide-ranging conversation with head of TED Chris Anderson, he tells stories about the TikTok creators he loves and digs into thorny issues like data privacy and government manipulation -- as well as speaking personally about his commitment to inspiring creativity and building community.
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| 0:47.0 | Let's talk about scrambled eggs. |
| 0:49.0 | Making the perfect batch of happy scrambled eggs can be a deceptively tricky task. |
| 0:55.0 | It requires careful whisking to achieve full cohesion between the white and the yolk, |
| 1:00.0 | without overmixing. |
| 1:02.0 | Then you'll need to cook them. |
| 1:04.0 | The key is gently agitating the eggs with a spatula, |
| 1:08.0 | making sure they cook evenly and completely, |
| 1:10.0 | but still leaving them soft in a little way. |
| 1:14.0 | I learned how to cook the perfect batch of scrambled eggs from TikTok, |
| 1:18.0 | from a creator known as the Kitchenista, |
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