TikTok Rebuilt: American Ownership, Algorithm Control, and a Long Battle Ends
Today’s episode focuses on the formal resolution of one of the most consequential technology and national security disputes in recent U.S. history. Alex and Morgan break down the finalized restructuring of TikTok’s U.S. operations and what it means for platform governance, data sovereignty, and future foreign-owned tech regulation.To avoid a nationwide ban, ByteDance has completed an agreement to create a new entity, TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, structured to be majority American-owned. Key investors including Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX will collectively hold a 45% stake, while ByteDance…
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