{"id":3847,"date":"2025-09-23T22:22:49","date_gmt":"2025-09-23T22:22:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/?p=3847"},"modified":"2026-04-26T15:53:07","modified_gmt":"2026-04-26T15:53:07","slug":"tiktoks-u-s-algorithm-to-be-monitored-by-oracle-in-trump-backed-agreement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/tiktoks-u-s-algorithm-to-be-monitored-by-oracle-in-trump-backed-agreement\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok\u2019s U.S. Algorithm to Be Monitored by Oracle in Trump-Backed Agreement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>TikTok\u2019s 170 million US users will continue to gain access to the video-sharing platform under a new ownership structure that puts Oracle in charge of monitoring and retraining the powerful recommendation engine that determines what content appears on their feeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The reported arrangement is part of a deal to transfer\u00a0<strong>TikTok<\/strong>\u00a0from Chinese parent\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interspacemusic.com\/blog\/tag\/bytedance\/\">ByteDance<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to American investors, as reported by multiple media outlets citing a call with a White House official on Monday (September 22).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oracle<\/strong>&nbsp;will oversee how the algorithm operates in the US to \u201censure improper manipulation is prevented,\u201d&nbsp;<em>Bloomberg&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-09-22\/tiktok-s-algorithm-to-be-secured-by-oracle-in-trump-backed-deal\">reported<\/a>, citing the official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The arrangement aims to preserve TikTok\u2019s functionality while addressing national security concerns that almost led to its nationwide ban in the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Bloomberg\u2019s<\/em>&nbsp;report notes that a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.musicbusinessworldwide.com\/companies\/qa\/\">Q&amp;A<\/a>&nbsp;accompanying a White House official\u2019s comments suggested that, \u201cOracle, the U.S. security partner, will operate, retrain, and continuously monitor the U.S. algorithm to ensure content is free from improper manipulation or surveillance\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.interspacemusic.com\/blog\/tag\/oracle\/\">Oracle<\/a> will also oversee \u201capplication development and source code review\u201d, per the report citing a US government official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Oracle framework seeks to satisfy lawmakers who demanded a separation of TikTok US from ByteDance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The plan comes as&nbsp;<strong>US President Donald Trump<\/strong>&nbsp;is expected to sign an executive order this week that would ensure that TikTok will be run by a new joint venture that is majority-owned by American investors,&nbsp;<em>Fox News&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/trump-approve-deal-ensure-tiktok-majority-owned-american-investors-administration-officials\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;on Sunday (September 21), citing a senior White House official.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the framework, American investors will reportedly control more than&nbsp;<strong>80%&nbsp;<\/strong>of TikTok\u2019s US operations, while ByteDance\u2019s stake will drop below&nbsp;<strong>20%<\/strong>, as required by law. 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Really great people, very prominent people\u2026 And they\u2019re also American patriots, you know, they love this country. I think they\u2019re going to do a really good job.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The president also noted that Oracle founder and Chairman&nbsp;<strong>Larry<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Ellison<\/strong>&nbsp;is also joining the deal.&nbsp;<em>Bloomberg&nbsp;<\/em>previously reported that Oracle is among the investors in a consortium that includes venture capital firms&nbsp;<strong>Andreessen Horowitz&nbsp;<\/strong>and<strong>&nbsp;Silver Lake Management.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The algorithm arrangement addresses one of the most crucial aspects of any TikTok sale. US law bans ByteDance from maintaining control over the recommendation software that determines what videos users see, while Republicans and Democrats have argued that China could pressure ByteDance into sharing user data and using that data to spread Chinese propaganda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The approach builds on Oracle\u2019s existing relationship with TikTok through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawfaremedia.org\/article\/what-happened-to-tiktok-s-project-texas\"><strong>Project<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Texas<\/strong><\/a>, a multibillion-dollar partnership to store US user data at home. That effort, led by Ellison, failed to satisfy regulators\u2019 security concerns and was never formally approved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe are<strong>&nbsp;100%&nbsp;<\/strong>confident that a deal is done.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Karoline Leavitt, White HOuse Press Secretary<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>However, critics question whether the new framework separates TikTok from Chinese influence. Representative&nbsp;<strong>John<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Moolenaar<\/strong>, the Republican chairman of the House Select Committee on China,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/republican-lawmaker-raises-concerns-about-tiktok-divestiture-deal-2025-09-17\/\">said<\/a>&nbsp;last week that he remained concerned it \u201cmay involve ongoing reliance by the new TikTok on a ByteDance algorithm and application that could allow continued CCP control or influence.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The success of a TikTok deal depends on approvals from both US and Chinese governments. On Friday (September 20), Trump expressed confidence after speaking with&nbsp;<strong>Chinese<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>President<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Xi Jinping<\/strong>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/china\/trump-xi-seek-tiktok-win-break-us-china-gridlock-2025-09-19\/\">telling reporters<\/a>: \u201cHe approved the TikTok deal\u2026 The TikTok deal is well on its way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, China\u2019s statement on the matter did not mention a formal agreement on TikTok.&nbsp;<strong>China\u2019s<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>Ministry of Foreign Affairs&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fmprc.gov.cn\/eng\/xw\/zyxw\/202509\/t20250919_11712169.html\">wrote<\/a>&nbsp;on Thursday (September 19) in Beijing: \u201cChina\u2019s position on the TikTok issue is clear: The Chinese government respects\u2002the wishes of the company in question, and would be happy to see productive commercial negotiations in keeping with market rules lead to\u2002a solution that complies 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