{"id":8610,"date":"2025-09-26T17:39:37","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/?p=8610"},"modified":"2025-09-26T17:39:37","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T09:39:37","slug":"tiktoks-14b-us-deal-oracle-leads-new-ownership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/2025\/09\/tiktoks-14b-us-deal-oracle-leads-new-ownership\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok\u2019s $14B US Deal: Oracle Leads New Ownership"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time : <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">TikTok&#8217;s U.S. business will soon operate under a new structure, separating it from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, and placing control largely in the hands of American investors. Valued at around $14 billion, this deal includes major players such as Oracle, private equity firm Silver Lake, and Abu Dhabi&#8217;s MGX fund. President Trump stated that Chinese President Xi Jinping has approved the transaction, reflecting mutual benefit for both nations.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8611\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/z4-18.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/z4-18.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/z4-18-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/z4-18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/z4-18-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new American entity will own approximately 80% of TikTok\u2019s U.S. operations, with ByteDance holding less than 20%. Oracle plays a crucial role by overseeing data security and re-training the platform\u2019s algorithm to ensure it operates independently of ByteDance&#8217;s influence. The governance structure features a board dominated by American directors to enhance oversight and safeguard user data.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8612\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-17-30-53-Perplexity.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"987\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-17-30-53-Perplexity.png 987w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-17-30-53-Perplexity-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-17-30-53-Perplexity-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-17-30-53-Perplexity-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Despite these safeguards, experts express doubts about the effectiveness of merely \u201cmonitoring\u201d the algorithm rather than fully controlling it. They argue that government action should eliminate risks rather than simply auditing or supervising the technology. Moreover, Chinese authorities have yet to officially endorse the deal, making the final outcome uncertain.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-8613\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-17-29-51-Perplexity.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"987\" height=\"658\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-17-29-51-Perplexity.png 987w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-17-29-51-Perplexity-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-17-29-51-Perplexity-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Screenshot-2025-09-26-at-17-29-51-Perplexity-768x512.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 987px) 100vw, 987px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This agreement highlights ongoing strategic tensions between the U.S. and China in technology and data security. By extending the deadline to enforce TikTok\u2019s divestiture, the U.S. government has created space for negotiations, but political and regulatory challenges remain. TikTok\u2019s future in America continues to hinge on complex international and domestic dynamics.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_8029\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-8029\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-8029\" src=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-footer-jul2024.jpg\" alt=\"B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Lin \u2013 Brussels, Paris, London, Beijing, Seoul, Bangkok, Tokyo, New York, Taipei, Hong Kong\" width=\"1000\" height=\"379\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-footer-jul2024.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-footer-jul2024-600x227.jpg 600w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-footer-jul2024-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Ben-footer-jul2024-768x291.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-8029\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">B\u00e9n\u00e9dicte Lin \u2013 Brussels, Paris, London, Beijing, Seoul, Bangkok, Tokyo, New York, Taipei, Hong Kong<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>#TikTok #Oracle #USInvestment #DataSecurity #Trump #TechDeal #ChinaUS #AlgorithmSafety<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time : <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span> TikTok\u2019s U.S. operations will be led by American investors including Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX, separating from ByteDance with a $14 billion valuation. Oracle will secure user data and retrain TikTok\u2019s algorithm to ensure autonomy from China. Though experts question the oversight, the deal reflects intense US-China tech tensions and political challenges ahead.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8614,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,374,194,483,67],"tags":[397,25,19,27,217,32,391,279,389,111],"class_list":["post-8610","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-branding","category-economy","category-finance","category-technology","category-wealthytalks","tag-397","tag-american","tag-benedicte","tag-branding","tag-china","tag-entreprise-strategy","tag-oracle","tag-social-medias","tag-tik-tok","tag-usa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8610","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8610"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8610\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8615,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8610\/revisions\/8615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8614"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8610"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8610"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goutanddesign.com\/wpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8610"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}