A deal to save TikTok in the US is in the works. But an algorithm rewrite and vague deal details leaves more questions than answers

A person holds a phone with the TIkTok logo on the screen with US and China flags in the background.

A deal to save TikTok is in the works, according to White House officials – but a potential agreement to license and rewrite the TikTok algorithm is leaving more questions than answers for both content creators and the app’s 170 million Americans who pass the time watching vertical videos.

After President Donald Trump discussed a TikTok deal on social media last week, a White House official has now indicated that a deal to keep the video platform available in the US is in the works and is expected to be signed “in the coming days.”