Exclusive: White House in talks to have Oracle and U.S. investors take over TikTok

Under a deal being negotiated by the White House, the app’s algorithm, data collection and software updates will be overseen by Oracle. Damian Dovarganes/AP

Damian Dovarganes/AP

The Trump administration is working on a plan to save TikTok that involves tapping software company Oracle and a group of outside investors to effectively take control of the app’s global operations, according to two people with direct knowledge of the talks.

Under the deal now being negotiated by the White House, TikTok’s China-based owner ByteDance would retain a minority stake in the company, but

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