Overview

• President Donald Trump posted his first TikTok since the 2024 election, telling young users he "saved" the app after the White House approved a U.S.-led buyer group.
• The executive order authorizes a proposed deal reported at about $14 billion, with Oracle slated to audit TikTok’s recommendation algorithm and oversee its retraining, according to the White House.
• The transaction has not been finalized as ByteDance and Chinese authorities have not publicly confirmed terms, leaving regulatory and legal steps outstanding.
• The move marks a reversal from Trump’s earlier push to ban TikTok, and follows a 2024 bipartisan law requiring ByteDance to divest U.S. operations or face a nationwide ban.
• Reaction on the platform ranged from supportive comments to mockery, including posts pressing Trump to release the so-called Epstein files.