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After six years of uncertainty, TikTok finally has a deal. TikTok announced Thursday that ByteDance struck a deal with non-Chinese investors to create a new U.S. TikTok. Oracle, Emirati investment firm MGX, Silver Lake, and Michael Dell\u2019s investment entity will own more than 80% of the venture valued at $14 billion, according to The New York Times. ByteDance will retain just under 20% and keep TikTok\u2019s algorithm, which it will license to the new entity.<\/p>\n

The deal addresses national security concerns that Beijing could use the app to surveil or manipulate its 200 million U.S. users. Adam Presser, TikTok\u2019s former head of operations, will lead the U.S. company. President Trump, who formally delayed enforcement of a ban law multiple times, celebrated the announcement: \u201cI am so happy to have helped in saving TikTok!\u201d<\/p>\n

Critics question whether the arrangement truly resolves security concerns since ByteDance retains the algorithm. \u201cThey may have saved TikTok, but the national security concerns are still going to continue,\u201d said Michael Sobolik of the Hudson Institute.<\/p>\n

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After six years of uncertainty, TikTok finally has a deal. TikTok announced Thursday that ByteDance struck a deal with non-Chinese investors to create a new U.S. TikTok. Oracle, Emirati investment firm MGX, Silver Lake, and Michael Dell\u2019s investment entity will own more than 80% of the venture valued at $14 billion, according to The New York Times. ByteDance will retain just under 20% and keep TikTok\u2019s algorithm, which it will license to the new entity.<\/p>\n

The deal addresses national security concerns that Beijing could use the app to surveil or manipulate its 200 million U.S. users. Adam Presser, TikTok\u2019s former head of operations, will lead the U.S. company. President Trump, who formally delayed enforcement of a ban law multiple times, celebrated the announcement: \u201cI am so happy to have helped in saving TikTok!\u201d<\/p>\n

Critics question whether the arrangement truly resolves security concerns since ByteDance retains the algorithm. \u201cThey may have saved TikTok, but the national security concerns are still going to continue,\u201d said Michael Sobolik of the Hudson Institute.<\/p>\n

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After six years of uncertainty, TikTok finally has a deal. TikTok announced Thursday that ByteDance struck a deal with non-Chinese investors to create a new U.S. TikTok. Oracle, Emirati investment firm MGX, Silver Lake, and Michael Dell\u2019s investment entity will own more than 80% of the venture valued at $14 billion, according to The New<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":47532,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[46],"tags":[32],"class_list":{"0":"post-47531","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-make-money","8":"tag-featured"},"yoast_head":"\nByteDance Sells Majority of TikTok to U.S. Investors | iSafeSpend<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"After six years of uncertainty, TikTok finally has a deal. 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