
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday revealed further details of a deal reached between the U.S. and China over control of the popular social media platform TikTok, sharing that six Americans will sit on the seven-seat board that will control the company and that the U.S. would control the app's algorithm. Limited time: Save 25% on NBC News subscription Get exclusive reporting, live Q&As and ad-free reading. "This deal does put America first," Leavitt told Fox News' "Saturday in America.
Main Idea: The White House says a TikTok deal would put the app’s control, data, and algorithm largely in American hands under a U.S.-led board.
Key Points:
US control of TikTok may lessen privacy and security fears,. The deal could still leave users and small businesses uncertain if the app’s rules or algorithm change.
No clear positive impact identified.
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The platform at the center of the control, ownership, board, and data-security dispute.
Central political actor discussing the TikTok deal, saying the investors are American and that the deal is advancing.
Primary source of the article’s main update, revealing the board and algorithm control details.
Core counterpart in the negotiations over TikTok control and the reported deal framework.
Named as the company handling the platform’s data and privacy aspects under the deal.
Treasury secretary who announced that the deal framework had been reached.
Central governing actor pursuing American control of TikTok and extending its temporary reprieve.
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Named as China’s president in Trump’s reported phone call about the deal.