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Trump celebrates TikTok deal as Beijing suggests US app would use China’s algorithm

Signage is on display at TikTok headquarters in Los Angeles.
Donald Trump has said a deal has been reached with China to transfer ownership of TikTok to a US company. Photograph: Allison Dinner/EPA

Donald Trump has claimed his administration has reached a deal with China to keep TikTok operating in the US, amid uncertainty over what shape the final agreement will take, with suggestions from the Chinese side that Beijing would retain control of the algorithm that powers the site’s video feed.

“We have a deal on TikTok ... We have a group of very big companies that want to buy it,” Trump said on Tuesday, without providing further details.

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