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White House Outlines Preliminary TikTok U.S. Spinoff With American Control of Data and Governance

Enforcement will pause by executive order pending U.S. review plus Chinese approval.

Overview

  • Oracle is designated as security provider to store U.S. user data and inspect and retrain a duplicated ByteDance algorithm that would be operated by the new U.S. entity.
  • A seven‑member board would govern TikTok U.S. with six American directors, while ByteDance’s stake would be kept below 20%.
  • Trump plans a 120‑day enforcement pause to finalize documents and pursue regulatory and antitrust reviews before closing.
  • White House officials cited Oracle and Silver Lake as investors, while Trump publicly named Larry Ellison, Michael Dell, and Lachlan Murdoch, with Rupert Murdoch described as probable.
  • Deadline reported Fox Corp. is in talks to join the investor group, and officials emphasized that the framework remains unsigned pending Chinese signoff.