Trump plans to announce a company called TikTok America, with a 50% stake for US investors and 19.9% for ByteDance, which would license the algorithm.

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cnirrad@lemmy.world ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
Math doesn’t add up.

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- Tea@programming.dev ⁨20⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago
  
  The proposed structure would involve TikTok America being roughly 50% owned by new US investors and licensing TikTok’s algorithm from ByteDance.
  
  Existing investors in ByteDance would have a roughly one-third stake, while ByteDance would retain a 19.9% stake, according to the report.
  
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