🌐 The USA is buying TikTok for $14 billion
The White House approved the deal: the American version of TikTok will come under the control of US investors.
The Chinese company will retain only a small share and one seat on the board of directors.
📊 In the USA, over 170 million people use TikTok — almost half of the population! Washington has long feared that the app could collect data and influence elections through recommendation algorithms.
⚙️ The logic is simple: if you "tweak" the algorithm, you can promote certain topics and downplay others, influencing the mood of society. Therefore, the USA has been striving for control for more than 5 years — starting with Trump's attempts to ban TikTok.
💾 Oracle plays a key role — it will store data on American servers and ensure that the algorithm is not used for political purposes.
🇨🇳 China has prohibited the export of recommendation algorithm technologies since 2020. Therefore, it is impossible to sell TikTok entirely.
🤝 Compromise: the algorithm remains Chinese, but a local version is being created for the USA under full American control.
👉 Essentially, Washington has gained a tool to influence the main social network for youth.
