TikTok said Thursday it completed the deal to spin off its U.S. operations — concluding a yearslong battle over access to the wildly popular video app for millions of Americans.
In a press release, TikTok said the new U.S. joint venture “will operate under defined safeguards that protect national security through comprehensive data protections, algorithm security, content moderation, and software assurances for U.S. users.”
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