Jauhn Etienne Villaruel

The TikTok logo is seen outside the Chinese video app company’s Los Angeles offices on April 4, 2025 in Culver City, California. Robyn Beck, AFP/File

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1758842806694cropped-Screen Shot 2025-09-26 at 7.25.26 AM.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">The TikTok logo is seen outside the Chinese video app company’s Los Angeles offices on April 4, 2025 in Culver City, California. Robyn Beck, AFP/File</span></span></span></div><p>WASHINGTON, United States — Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order laying out a proposed deal for a US version of TikTok that would see Chinese ownership reduced to 20 percent and put control in the hands of the president&#x27;s allies.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2025/9/22/trump-says-murdochs-interested-in-investing-in-tiktok-s-us-arm-1017">Trump says Murdochs interested in investing in TikTok&#x27;s US arm</a></div><p>At a signing ceremony at the White House, Trump said the US version of the app would be run by &quot;highly sophisticated&quot; investors including Larry Ellison, the founder of cloud giant Oracle, tech investor Michael Dell and media tycoon Rupert Murdoch.</p><p>Investment firm Silver Lake Management and Silicon Valley powerhouse Andreessen Horowitz are also thought to be part of the deal.</p><p>&quot;The proposed divestiture would allow the millions of Americans who enjoy TikTok every day to continue using it while also protecting national security,&quot; Trump stated in the order, which affects TikTok&#x27;s approximately 170 million American users.</p><p>The lineup of investors mentioned are all Trump allies but he insisted that the app would not toe any political line.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/technology/2025/9/16/us-china-reach-framework-deal-on-tiktok-ownership-1037">US, China reach &#x27;framework&#x27; deal on TikTok ownership</a></div><p>&quot;If I could make it 100 percent MAGA I would, but it&#x27;s not going to work out that way unfortunately. No... every group, every philosophy, every policy, will be treated very fairly,&quot; Trump told reporters.</p><p>The president confirmed that the US version of TikTok would feature a homegrown model of the app&#x27;s prized algorithm, often described as TikTok&#x27;s &quot;secret sauce&quot; that helped it grow into one of the world&#x27;s most popular platforms in just a few years.</p><p>A White House official said Monday the algorithm would be &quot;continuously monitored&quot; to ensure it is &quot;not being unduly influenced.&quot;</p><p>The new set-up for TikTok is in response to a law passed under Trump&#x27;s predecessor, Joe Biden, that has forced its Chinese owner ByteDance to sell its US operations or face a ban in its biggest market.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2025/9/15/new-round-of-us-china-trade-talks-kicks-off-in-madrid-0027">New round of US-China trade talks kicks off in Madrid</a></div><p>US policymakers, including Trump in his first presidency, have warned that China could use TikTok to mine data from Americans or exert influence through its state-of-the-art algorithm.</p><p>Trump has repeatedly delayed enforcement through successive executive orders, most recently extending the deadline until December 16, 2025.</p><p>Thursday&#x27;s order extended that deadline still further, granting a 120-day enforcement delay to complete the transaction by January 23.</p><p>Vice President JD Vance, the one-time venture capitalist who led the team to find a solution for TikTok, said the US entity would be valued at about $14 billion, though he added that it would ultimately be up to the investors to figure out its price.</p><p>When asked if the Chinese authorities had signed off on the deal, Trump said that President Xi Jinping gave his green light in a phone call last week.</p><p>&quot;(I have) great respect for President Xi, and I very much appreciate that he approved the deal, because to get it done properly, we really needed the support of China,&quot; he said.</p><p>TikTok did not respond to a query seeking comment and confirmation, and Beijing has remained largely silent on any deal.</p><p>After the Trump-Xi call, state broadcaster CCTV said Xi emphasized to his US counterpart that China supports market-based negotiations that align with Chinese laws.</p><div><strong>© Agence France-Presse</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS</strong></div><div><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/smUYei3NrWY?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/PxOCsyRiSHs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xVFCV2vSt5Q?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>When asked if the Chinese authorities had signed off on the deal, Trump said that President Xi Jinping gave his green light in a phone call last week.</p>

When asked if the Chinese authorities had signed off on the deal, Trump said that President Xi Jinping gave his green light in a phone call last week.

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Trump allies to control TikTok under new US deal

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Published Sep 26, 2025 07:27 AM PHT

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