TikTok's new US entity would lease its algorithm from China
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TikTok's new U.S. entity will lease its algorithm from ByteDance under a proposed deal involving the U.S. and China. This arrangement aims to satisfy a 2024 law requiring American control of TikTok to avoid a ban.

President Trump is expected to sign an executive order soon.

ByteDance plans to create a duplicate algorithm, leased to a joint venture led by U.S. investors, including Andreessen Horowitz and Oracle, which will verify the algorithm's operation and protect user data.

Concerns remain regarding congressional objections to this leasing strategy.

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