Oracle will manage TikTok algorithm for US users under Trump deal

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News Source : Associated Press

News Summary

  • President Trump is expected to issue an executive order later this week that declares that the terms of the deal meet the security concerns laid out by the law.
  • The proposal is aimed at resolving a long-running effort to wrest TikTok’s U.S. operations from its Beijing-based parent company, ByteDance.
  • China still needs to sign off on the framework proposal, and any final deal would still require regulatory approval.
  • For now, the two sides are progressing on a framework deal that calls for a consortium of investors, including Oracle and Silver Lake.
WASHINGTON (AP) Tech giant Oracle will receive a copy of the algorithm powering TikTok to operate for U.S. users, according to a senior official in President Donald Trumps administration on Monday. [+2657 chars]

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