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TikTok Strikes US-Centric Ownership And Oversight Deal
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On Jan. 22, 2026, TikTok parent ByteDance, U.S. negotiators, and a consortium including Oracle and a UAE AI fund reached a tentative agreement to form TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC. The structure gives U.S. investors majority control while ByteDance remains a minority owner and will receive roughly half of USDS earnings. The arrangement transfers recommendation, moderation, and data-storage responsibilities, raising content-bias and security concerns.
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