EP 185: The TikTok Retraining Phase Explained for Adult Creators in 2026

Your TikTok reach isn't broken because of something you did. It's being rebuilt because of something that happened to the platform. On January 22, 2026, Oracle took over TikTok's US data infrastructure. As part of the deal, TikTok is retraining its recommendation algorithm on US-only data running on Oracle's servers. That retraining runs from Q1 through mid-2026. Creators are widely reporting RPM drops, reach declines and unpredictable content distribution.In episode 185 of 'On the Whorizon' SWCEO founder and host MelRoseMichaels breaks down exactly what's happening at the platform level, the four algorithm signals the retrained algorithm is weighting most heavily, and the three-move playbook to post with the Oracle retraining instead of against it.🔥 KEY MENTIONS → The Boardroom (mentorship): https://www.skool.com/theboardroom→ This week's YouTube course breaking down the playbook: https://youtu.be/AErC0aAIn8o→ This week's exclusive CEO Society post on session value: LINK PENDING 📚 RESOURCES → Join ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CEO Society⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Our creator-only community for sharing resources, daily co-working spaces, and exclusive course videos…centralizing everything in one app-based, user-friendly platform that's completely FREE!🤖 GPTΞASΞ→ The Ultimate GPT for adult creators. No restrictive policies. Mix business with pleasure. Create personalized content ideas, write scripts, captions, clip descriptions, mass messages, social media posts & more! The possibilities are endless. Try it FREE. Yes, REALLY. ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://GPTease.ai/s⁠⁠⁠On The Whorizon is a podcast about what's on the whorizon for sex workers and how to navigate it. We want to elevate sex worker stories and experiences, as well as provide tangible takeaways to approach online sex work as a business model, should listeners choose to envision it that way.S O C I A L    M E D I A→ MelRose's  website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MelRoseMichaels.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠→ MelRose's Instagram: @⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠MelRoseMichaels⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠→ MelRose's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@MelRoseMichaels⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠→ MelRose's Snapchat: MelRoseMichael→ MelRose's TikTok: @MelRose_Michaels→ Follow SexWorkCEO on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠→ Follow SexWorkCEO on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠→ Subscribe to SexWorkCEO on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠→ SexWorkCEO's ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠→ Follow GPTease on ⁠⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠→ Follow GPTease on ⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠S E X   W O R K   C E OSex Work CEO is an educational platform where online adult creators can find courses, resources, informational blogs, and industry consulting work through our Influencer Advocacy program. Whorizon is a SexWorkCEO podcast focused on strengthening awareness around the political, societal, and personal impacts on sex work as an industry as well as providing educational resources to help online adult creators grow their businesses. It is our hope that a better informed SW community can better unite and advocate for itself where and when it matters. See more at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://stan.store/ceosquadC R E D I T S→ Video and Photography By MelRose Michaels→ Production By Kevin Byrnes https://www.upwork.com/freelancers/~01771f13585da1ce42 → Music | "Love" by LiQWYD Watch: https://youtu.be/wR_K1qpArU4 License: www.liqwydmusic.com/how-to-use Download/Stream: https://hypeddit.com/link/9p5s0r