{"id":2860,"date":"2025-09-21T03:35:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-21T03:35:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/americans-to-dominate-board-of-tiktoks-us-operations-white-house\/"},"modified":"2025-09-21T03:35:35","modified_gmt":"2025-09-21T03:35:35","slug":"americans-to-dominate-board-of-tiktoks-us-operations-white-house","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/09\/21\/americans-to-dominate-board-of-tiktoks-us-operations-white-house\/","title":{"rendered":"Americans to dominate board of TikTok\u2019s US operations: White House"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Six of seven board seats for TikTok\u2019s US operations will be held by Americans, White House press secretary says.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>A deal between Washington and Beijing for the Chinese parent company of video-sharing app TikTok to sell its US operations would see the formation of an American-majority board, the White House has announced.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be seven seats on the board that controls the app in the United States, and six of those seats will be Americans,\u201d White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News on Saturday.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2025\/9\/15\/tiktok-ban-in-flux-as-white-house-announces-china-us-framework-deal\">TikTok ban in flux as White House announces China-US framework deal<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2025\/9\/17\/china-bans-tech-firms-from-nvidia-chip-purchases-report\">China bans tech firms from Nvidia chip purchases: Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/economy\/2025\/9\/17\/trump-announces-deal-with-china-to-allow-tiktok-continue-operating-in-us\">Trump announces deal with China to allow TikTok to continue operating in US<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>According to Leavitt, a deal could be signed \u201cin the coming days\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt\u2019s comments come one day after US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks in a bid to finalise an agreement that will allow TikTok to continue operating in the United States amid threats of a ban.<\/p>\n<p>While Trump described the conversation as being a \u201cvery good call \u2026 appreciate the TikTok approval\u201d on his Truth Social platform, China did not confirm any agreement between the two sides.<\/p>\n<p>It has been reported that Larry Ellison, the billionaire cofounder of tech firm Oracle, is part of an investor group whose companies are looking to buy the app.<\/p>\n<p>Leavitt on Saturday seemed to confirm Oracle\u2019s participation in purchasing TikTok.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe data and privacy will be led by one of America\u2019s greatest tech companies, Oracle, and the algorithm will also be controlled by America as well,\u201d she told Fox News.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo all of those details have already been agreed upon. Now we just need this deal to be signed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TikTok boasts about 175 million users in the US, making it one of the top five social media apps.<\/p>\n<p>However, the platform has been beset by controversies when lawmakers under the Joe Biden administration <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/8\/20\/trumps-white-house-takes-to-tiktok-as-deadline-looms-to-ban-platform\">passed legislation<\/a> to force the platform to divest itself of its ownership by the Chinese internet company ByteDance.<\/p>\n<p>Both Democrats and Republicans supported the legislation due to security concerns that Beijing could have access to TikTok data and could spread Chinese propaganda through TikTok\u2019s algorithm.<\/p>\n<p>Trump himself proposed banning TikTok during his first term as US president, signing two executive orders in August 2020 that were aimed at restricting the app. However, the US president did a U-turn, pledging to \u201csave\u201d the popular app during his 2024 re-election campaign.<\/p>\n<p>China has consistently denied claims by US lawmakers that Beijing pressures apps like TikTok to collect personal information for the state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Six of seven board seats for TikTok\u2019s US operations will be held by Americans, White House press secretary says. 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