US gets TikTok, but China may keep the brain behind the app

A tentative agreement has been reached between the US and China regarding TikTok's operations in America. ByteDance would reduce its stake to below 20 percent, transferring control to a US consortium. However, the fate of TikTok's algorithm remains a sticking point, with China seeking to license it, conflicting with US demands for complete divestiture.

US gets TikTok, but China may keep the brain behind the app
A tentative agreement has been reached between the US and China regarding TikTok's operations in America. ByteDance would reduce its stake to below 20 percent, transferring control to a US consortium. However, the fate of TikTok's algorithm remains a sticking point, with China seeking to license it, conflicting with US demands for complete divestiture.