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According to those familiar with the matter, Taktok is preparing to launch a standstone app for US users, which is expected to work on a separate algorithm and data system from its global app, and according to those familiar with the matter, US President Donald Trump is a potential sale.
Over the past several months, Ticotok employees have been working under a tough deadline to develop a new, American specific version of the ticket, which has transferred and copied the application code base-which includes AI models, algorithms, features and user data-from the company’s current platform, the company’s current platform.
The move can open the door to solve the years of debate for years of debate on whether the company will share the jewelry of the Wali Ahad, a short video-sharing platform owned by the Betnsins-owned platform. The recommendation of the Chinese-owned platform is at the algorithm-US-China technology focus.
Betdance and Tactok refused to comment.
The move, known as “M2”, is the last date of September, and it can represent the biggest technical break between the US operations and its international business. This change is expected to affect how 170 million US consumers access global content and how to make money on a non -US creator platform.
The new American app is designed to operate independently freely, which is like a Dwen-Tactic version is specially available in the mainland China. Sources said that users outside the United States will not find the US version in their App Store.
The technical details of the next US app were first reported here. Information was first reported about the US Techtok app’s planned launch.
Although the existing content is expected to migrate to the new app, it is unclear to what extent new content will be integrated into the US version with global teching apps. Sources added that the new app is expected to use the USEESE for US consumers’ recommendation for the Algorithm, and will further remove it from the global Techtock systems. As a result, most consumers will be recommended for the content manufactured within the United States.
The anxiety of separation
The pressure to separate the USAP from its global platform has been underway for months, as Baitidance executives have developed various plans to prevent the app ban on the app in the United States, which requires a recent legislation on data security concerns.
The future of the app used by half of all Americans since the law of 2024 has been in the air, which has been approved with a heavy bilateral cooperation, which requires the division of Techtok by January 19.
Washington officials have said that the Teltic -owned Chinese government is viewed by Betdance, and Beijing can use this app to perform influence against the United States and collect data about Americans.
After a short moment of the first deadline in January and a short moment of “going to the dark”, Titoca began transmitting non -American user data from US data centers driven by Oracle, making sure that only US user data are on the US, and international businesses in the United States.
The company has also been working to separate the Code Base for its primary algorithm since last year, the first time the move was reported by Reuters and was currently denied by the company.
Once the partition is completed, basic technology and ongoing development will be organized separately from the global tech team, although some biatest employees can continue to support the US in the capacity of outsourcing.
This has raised internal concerns whether the algorithm will be as effective for the United States as it is today, when Techtok can take advantage of by the global engineering capabilities and product skills.
The project comes when by -fetchs face to waste their US business in Washington. An agreement this spring was working to include Takk’s US operations in a new US -based firm this spring, but after China’s indications, China did not approve that it would not approve it after Trump’s standing taxes on Chinese goods.
If a sale is finalized, the new app will be owned by a joint venture that is formed by an American investor consortium and byhens, which will maintain minority shares.
According to Reuters, the consortium, which has emerged as a Frontoner, includes the current shareholders of Betdance, Suskihna International Group (CIG), General Atlantic, KKR, as well as new investors like Blackstone and Anderson Horwiots. Oracle is also likely to be at stake.
Nevertheless, it is unclear whether Beijing has approved a plan to copy the algorithm or to sell the US operations.
During the previous negotiations, Chinese authorities expressed strong hesitation for allowing the export of T -Tawk’s recommendation algorithm, which is considered to be a major driver of the valuable assets of the Betension and its global popularity.
In 2020, when the Trump administration first emphasized on the sale of US business in Taktok, China updated its export control rules to cover the technologies such as algorithm, and effectively asked the government about any transfer.
According to the decision -makers of the decision, the ticket administrative team, at this time, rejected the plan to declare its US operations harmful to both consumers and the global network.
Sources said that now, talks on the fate of Taktok are also part of President Trump’s wider trade talks on revenue with China.
Trump said last week that he would resume talks with China about the Tactic deal. While he said he was “not confident” about Beijing’s approval, Trump added, “I think this deal is good for China and it is good for us.”