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TikTok U.S. joint venture under September 2025 executive order

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The U.S.-backed TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC now lets TikTok keep operating in the U.S., changing ownership and security oversight for a platform used by over 200 million Americans and 7.5 million businesses. The venture was formed under a September 2025 Executive Order, with ByteDance selling its majority stake to majority-American investors while keeping 19.9% ownership. Oracle's secure U.S. cloud environment will protect user data and support the recommendation algorithm, which is being retrained for U.S. users. The new framework also extends to CapCut and Lemon8, and adds transparency reporting, third-party certifications, and controls aligned to NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, and CISA requirements.

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  1. 23.01.2026 13:30 3 articles · 4mo ago

    TikTok announces U.S. joint venture under executive-order safeguards

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    TikTok announced TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC to keep the video-sharing service operating in the U.S. under the September 2025 executive-order framework, with ByteDance reducing its stake to 19.9% and majority-American investors taking control. The arrangement places U.S. user data in Oracle's secure U.S. cloud environment, secures the recommendation algorithm with Oracle's cloud infrastructure, extends safeguards to CapCut, Lemon8, and other U.S. apps and websites, and adds data privacy, cybersecurity, transparency reporting, and third-party certification requirements aligned to NIST CSF, NIST 800-53, ISO 27001, and CISA requirements.

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