America will control TikTok’s algorithm: US Vice President JD Vance says after Trump signs executive order

Donald Trump has signed an executive order that clears the way for a deal that would put the popular social media platform TikTok under US control. Vice President JD Vance asserted that the agreement gives Americans authority over TikTok’s valuable algorithm, the system that dictates content for over 170 million U.S. users. Speaking from the Oval Office, where the executive order was signed, Vance estimated the value of TikTok’s US assets to be $14 billion, which is significantly lower than earlier estimates that valued the company’s assets at up to $100 billion, depending on access to the algorithm. The deal sets the stage for some of the president’s closest billionaire allies to take control of the platform.