TikTok has agreed to form a joint venture with US and Gulf investors in a bid to resolve longstanding national security concerns and avoid a ban in the United States, five years after then-president Donald Trump first threatened to block the video-sharing app. Under the terms of the deal, TikTok's Chinese parent ByteDance will retain a minority stake, while operational control of the platform's US data protection, algorithm oversight and content moderation will be transferred to the newly formed venture.
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TikTok said Thursday it has signed a joint venture deal with investors that would allow the company to maintain operations in the United States and avoid a ban threat over its Chinese ownership.
TikTok has reached a deal to cede a substantial portion of its U.S. operation to a group of American investors, thus ending a years-long tussle in which the federal government has sought to force the platform to do just that.
TikTok's Chinese owner has signed a deal to sell the company's US arm to American investors – ensuring the video platform can continue operating in the United States.
A memo from TikTok's top executive reportedly says that the social-media phenomenon inked deals to create a U.S. joint venture, with Oracle's cloud business as its backbone.
TikTok signs deal to sell U.S. operations to American investors including Oracle and Silver Lake, ending years-long battle over ByteDance ownership.
CNBC's Julia Boorstin joins 'Fast Money' with breaking news on a TikTok sale.
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