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White House Says TikTok Framework Would Put U.S. in Control of Board and Algorithm

Chinese authorities have not publicly confirmed the arrangement.

Overview

  • The administration outlined a plan for a seven-member oversight board with six seats held by U.S. citizens.
  • Oracle would oversee U.S. user data, privacy and security, and the recommendation algorithm would be under U.S. control, according to the White House.
  • President Trump said he spoke with China’s Xi Jinping about TikTok and called the discussion productive, but Chinese state media did not confirm approval.
  • Officials signaled the framework could be finalized in the coming days, with technical and governance terms still to be signed.
  • The effort stems from a U.S. law upheld by the Supreme Court requiring ByteDance to divest TikTok’s U.S. operations, citing national-security risks flagged by the Justice Department.