TikTok signs deal to sell its US operations
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A former tech executive covering AI, XR and The Metaverse for Forbes. LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 18: Mr. Fantasy performs onstage during TikTok Awards US 2025 at Hollywood Palladium on December 18,
(THE CONVERSATION) Chinese tech giant ByteDance has signed an agreement to sell a majority stake in its video platform TikTok to a group of U.S. investors. President Donald Trump announced a preliminary agreement for the sale on Sept. 19, 2025, following his negotiation with Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Less than a month after pulling TikTok from their U.S. app stores in response to a new law that requires TikTok to divest from its China-based owner, the social media platform was returning to both the Apple and Google Play stores Thursday night.
TikTok has reached a deal to cede a substantial portion of its U.S. operation to a group of American investors, thus ending a years-long tussle in which the federal government has sought to force the platform to do just that.
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