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TikTok deal is done; Trump wants praise while users fear MAGA tweaks

bytedanceJanuary 23, 2026
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TikTok deal is done; Trump wants praise while users fear MAGA tweaks
“I am so happy”: Trump closes deal that hands TikTok US to his allies. ...

The TikTok deal is done, and Donald Trump is claiming a win, although it remains unclear if the joint venture he arranged with ByteDance and the Chinese government actually resolves Congress' national security concerns.

In a press release Thursday, TikTok announced the "TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC," an entity established to keep TikTok operating in the US.

Giving Americans majority ownership, ByteDance retains 19.9 percent of the joint venture, the release said, which has been valued at $14 billion. Three managing investors—Silver Lake, Oracle, and MGX—each hold 15 percent, while other investors, including Dell Technologies CEO Michael Dell's investment firm, Dell Family Office, hold smaller, undisclosed stakes.

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Source: Ars Technica

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