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So the clock was ticking for American TikTokers, but it looks like a deal has been struck.
By dance,
the Chinese owners of TikTok have signed a deal to sell the company's US assets to a joint venture led by American investors.
The move should enable TikTok to avoid a US government ban over its Chinese ownership.
So who's benefiting?
Is it a deal or no deal?
Emily Baker White is a tech reporter and former lawyer.
She's also the author of every screen on the planet, The War Over TikTok.
The US government was worried about two things.
They were worried that through bite dance,
the Chinese government might either gain access to private user data or somehow influence the messages that Americans were seeing on TikTok.
And this deal will give control over that user data at least going forward and control over the sort of mix of content,
the recommendations system.
to US investors.