The United States, according to the upcoming Agreement with China, will receive most of the chairs in the Board of Directors that will supervise the operation of the TIKTK Platform in the USthe White House said on Saturday. US companies will also have control of the algorithm and data of the application in the United States. According to AFP reports, TASR reports this, AP NBC News.
“The Board of Directors, which will manage the application in the United States, will be seven seats and six of them will be occupied by Americans,” White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt told Fox News. In her words, the signing of the agreement could occur “in the coming days”.
The United States for reasons for national security They have been trying to take control of the operation of the Ticto in the US Chinese parent company Bytedance for a long time. American politicians have repeatedly warned in the past that China could use Tictik to get data on Americans or to influence what they see on social media.
“Data and privacy will be managed by one of the largest technology companies in America, Oracle, and the algorithm will also be controlled by America,” She added Leavitt.
Trump and Chinese President Si Jin-Pching discussed this matter on Friday during a long phone call. Trump said you were “Approved” the agreement during the call. “We have to sign it,” stressed. China has not yet officially confirmed the agreement.
The US Congress last year passed a law that forced to sell the US branch of the Tiktok until January 19, 2025, which the company refused. Immediately after joining the office on January 20 this year, Trump suspended the application of the ban on the Tictoku. Overall, he did so three times.
Although the current US President has supported a ban on Tictoka in the past, he changed his attitude after the last election and promised to defend this platform. The US President has believed that he had helped him to gain support for young voters in the November elections, AFP notes.
