this post was submitted on 29 Jan 2026
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It must be more than a US-centric change because the app also changed here in EU.
Maybe the algo and stuff are different because of EU regulations? AFAIK TikTok Europe is still run from Singapore
I received the fabled popup on my device on Jan 23 and the content immediately changed. That might be due to downloading from the US app store originally, yet in the past the algorithm was dependent on my physical location instead.
My feed definitely changed after the switch and I’m not in the US
The eu and remainder of the world have experienced no changes, the changes were specifically the algorithm for displaying things to people in american territory and on us servers
Proof?
Here is the statement from tiktok saying that it is united states specific
https://newsroom.tiktok.com/announcement-from-the-new-tiktok-usds-joint-venture-llc?lang=en
I’m certain that my app changed, but it might be due to which store I downloaded from. I’ll try downloading from an EU store and see if this fixes it.
I can't garuntee anything but if I'm reading it right that is what it says