Apps News Tiktok Is In Trouble In The U S And Europe–but American Social Apps Could Be Next

Will the TikTok deal mean the app changes in the US?

Under the terms of the deal TikTok's algorithm, which will be licensed by investor Oracle, is set to be retrained on American user data. Mr Navarra said this could leave the app feeling "safer and ... Read More

What the deal between TikTok and US investors means for users

Social media giant TikTok struck an agreement to put its U.S. operations under the majority control of U.S. investors, according to an internal memo sent by TikTok CEO Shou Chew and obtained by ABC ... Read More

TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. entity to American investors

TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services ... Read More

TikTok deal may help avoid US ban. What does it means for users?

Oracle and other investors have a deal with TikTok parent ByteDance to own the video app's U.S. operations. But we don't know all the details yet. Read More

TikTok owner ByteDance signs binding deal to create U.S. joint venture

TikTok CEO Shou Chew told employees of the social media app Thursday that its owner, China’s ByteDance, has signed binding agreements to create a joint venture for the app in the United States, as ... Read More

TikTok has signed the deal to spin off its US entity with American investor group

TikTok has signed the deal backed by President Donald Trump to spin off its US assets to create a new entity with a group of mostly American investors, CEO Shou Chew told employees in a memo Thursday. Read More

TikTok is not getting banned in the US after all

A new ownership structure limits ByteDance’s control, addresses US security concerns, and reduces the immediate risk of TikTok being banned in the United States. The post TikTok is not getting banned ... Read More

TikTok creators welcome deal to keep app in the U.S.

Many had worried that the app might disappear after the Supreme Court upheld a ban on the platform due to national security concerns raised by President Trump in 2020. Read More

TikTok’s U.S. Ownership Raises Concerns for Creators at First TikTok Awards Show: ‘I Want People to Create Without Worrying About Being Punished’

On the first TikTok Awards red carpet, attendees shared their concerns about the app following the agreement on the TikTok U.S. joint venture. Read More

Tiktok signs deal to sell US business to American investors

The deal, set to close on Jan. 22, will end years of efforts to force the app's Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest its US business. Read More