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Who will have the application and how will you work?


Night JamaliBBC Technology Correspondent, San Franciscoand

Lev McMahonTechnology correspondent and

Graham FraserTechnology correspondent

The Getty Images Tiktok logo is displayed on the smartphone screen, against the background of American and Chinese flags.Gety pictures

President Donald Trump says an agreement to find a new owner of Tiktok in the United States.

The future of application was immersed and accessed for people in the United States in the event of uncertainty after politicians approved a law asking Tiktok to ban in the country unless it is sold by its Chinese mother company, bytedance.

But Trump has pledged to save him, and since his inauguration has been delayed by the tiktok -selling dates and dropped the names of the companies and celebrities that they can buy.

Now his administration has given details about how to say that the sale will work – although it has not been confirmed by China.

Here is what we know about the future of Tiktok in the United States.

Why does the United States want to ban Tijook?

Before we get to what will happen next, remind how we got here.

American officials and legislators have accused for years of being associated with the Chinese government.

Many have pointed to concerns about national security on the application, claiming that Beijing can be added to deliver data about its 170 million United States users, according to Tiktok.

Tiktok and Bytedance denies that – however, similar concerns also pushed a ban and restrictions in other countries around the world.

In April 2024, the US Congress approved a bill, signed by President Joe Biden in the law, giving nine months to find a accredited buyer from the United States or a Tijoc vision closed across the United States.

Tiktok has presented many unlawful legal challenges against the law, describing it as “unconstitutional” and claimed that it would have an “amazing” impact on freedom of expression by controlling its users in the United States.

Trump was then elected – and a new owner began to search, and to help the first deadline that was repeatedly extended.

What is the deal announced – and how will it work?

President Trump Trump’s deal will see the Tijook – technology that determines what users see in their summary – are copied and re -trained in American user data, According to the officials of the White House.

A new recommendation system, which was seen as the most valuable part of the application, will be audited by the American company Oracle Technology, and is managed by a new joint venture that includes American investors in order to meet the requirements for selling the application.

Oracle is already storing TIKTOK’s US user data on its US -based servers as part of an existing agreement aimed at alleviating the security concerns of the legislator.

But the company will now secure the entire United States version of Tiktok – inspection and redevelop its algorithm on the content and data shared by American users.

The government believes that this is sufficient to meet the requirements for selling the application specified by Law 2024.

Silver Lake, which has investments in companies including Manchester City Football Club Group City Footible Group, has been revealed in this deal.

White House officials said that the new joint venture that controls the application will search for national investors and members of the Board of Directors with experience in cybersecurity to oversee its operations.

A large group of public figures ranging from only the founder of Tim Stockley has been described to YouTube Jimmy Donaldson – also known as Mrbeast – as potential investors in the past.

President Trump said the plans were approved by his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in a call on September 19.

Bytedance and Tiktok did not comment on the deal, but in a statement of Shukr Shi and Trump “on their efforts to keep Tiktok in the United States.”

What did China say?

Beijing was much more guarded than Washington.

“The Chinese government respects the desires of the institution and welcomes them to implement commercial negotiations in accordance with the market rules to reach a solution compatible with China’s laws and regulations, and bring in the balance of interests,” he said on Saturday.

Tiktok’s parent company is unlikely to sell its prizes without the blessing of the Chinese government.

In the American version of the application, a White House official said that bytedance will make up less than 20 % of its new ownership under “qualified abstraction”.

A White House official said they expect China to start taking steps to achieve the deal.

This will include the issuance of a export license for Tiktok algorithm – as soon as Trump signs an executive order to stop a 120 -day stoppage to the deadline of the law for sale or ban.

Trump said that Xi Jinping will meet at the Asian and Pacific Cooperation Summit, scheduled to start at the end of October in South Korea.

What does Tiktok users mean to us?

Witness: Can young Americans live without tiktok?

According to Tiktok, its users in the United States spent 51 minutes a day on the average application in 2024.

When it looked as if he might be oppressed in the United States, experts said that competitors such as Instagram rollers and shorts on YouTube were benefiting.

But even if it is proceeded, it will ensure that Tiktok will enjoy the same success as in the past.

“The real question has always been whether the algorithm would come with the sale, and it appears to be somewhat will,” said Forster Market Research Analyst.

But given that the algorithm was re -trained in US user data, MS Chickering said that the Tiktok recommendation engine was likely to feel different users – and this may be a “attached point”.

“Given the potential players participating in this deal, if the algorithm scales are rising a lot towards one political direction, many current Tiktok users may send to other platforms – just as we saw with Twitter/X.” She said.

“The jury revolves around whether this new application, and the United States, only, will be a real repetition of the old style, with a strong algorithm and a strong experience.”

Participated in additional reports from Tom Jerken and Amran Rahman Jones

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