The US government and technology corporation Oracle will ensure the security of American users' data on the TikTok social network, White House press secretary Caroline Leavitt announced.
According to her, US President Donald Trump will sign an agreement with China over the TikTok social network “later this week“.“Under the terms of the deal, TikTok will be majority-owned by American investors and will be controlled by a board of directors with extensive experience in national security and cybersecurity. In partnership with the US government, Oracle Corporation will ensure the security of TikTok and will independently monitor the security of all American users' data“, Leavitt said, noting that China “will not have access“ to the data of American social media users.
On September 19, after a telephone conversation with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Trump announced that progress had been made on the TikTok issue. Later, speaking to reporters at the White House, the American leader said that work on implementing the deal to sell the platform had already begun. The American president also noted his “warm feelings“ for TikTok, as the votes of its users contributed to his victory in the presidential election. After taking office on January 20, 2025, he signed an executive order postponing the blocking of TikTok in the United States. Subsequently, Trump extended this postponement several times, the last time being on September 16. The blocking of the social network in the United States has now been postponed until December 16.
Source: tass.ru