"Determining next steps for the algorithm, currently owned by the Beijing-based ByteDance, has been one of the most closely watched issues during negotiations over TikTok's future. The Trump administration official, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the emerging deal, said they believe the plan will satisfy national security concerns if TikTok divests from its Chinese parent, ByteDance. President Joe Biden signed bipartisan legislation before leaving office requiring the Chinese company to sell its assets to an American company or face a ban."
"American officials have previously warned the algorithm that fuels what users see on the app is vulnerable to manipulation by Chinese authorities, who can use it to shape content on the platform in a way that's difficult to detect. "It wouldn't be in compliance if the algorithm is Chinese. There can't be any shared algorithm with ByteDance," said a spokesperson for the House Select Committee on China."
"The algorithm would be "fully inspected and retrained," the senior White House official said Monday. In a call with reporters, the official later emphasized that the content recommendation formula would be retrained only on U.S. data in order to make sure the system is "behaving appropriately." It is currently unclear if retraining the U.S. copy of the algorithm on local data would essentially create a separate TikTok experience just for domestic users."
Oracle will receive a copy of TikTok's recommendation algorithm and take responsibility for overseeing the app's security operations. The algorithm is currently owned by Beijing-based ByteDance, and officials have raised concerns that Chinese authorities could manipulate the system to shape content. Bipartisan U.S. legislation requires ByteDance to divest TikTok's assets to an American company or face a ban. The U.S. copy of the algorithm will be fully inspected and retrained only on U.S. data to ensure appropriate behavior. The president intends to sign an executive order and provide a 120-day reprieve to implement the deal.
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