TikTok signs deal to give U.S. operations to Oracle-led investor group

TikTok company offices in Culver City, Calif. on Sept. 30, 2025. A deal to sell the American part of the company to a group of U.S. investors was signed on Dec. 18. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images

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TikTok has signed a deal to spin-off its U.S. operations to a group controlled by mostly American investors, including software giant Oracle, a company run by billionaire Trump ally Larry Ellison.

TikTok’s hyper-engaging algorithm and the massive amount of data the app has collected on millions of Americans is set to be overseen by the new

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