TikTok Algorithm To Be Retrained On US User Data Under Trump Deal

The Trump administration has struck a deal requiring TikTok’s algorithm to be copied, retrained, and operated in the U.S. using only U.S. user data, with Oracle auditing the system and U.S. investors forming a joint venture to oversee it. The BBC reports: It comes after President Donald Trump said a deal to prevent the app’s ban in the US, unless sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance, had been reached with China’s approval. White House officials claim the deal will…