After briefly going dark in the US to comply with a recall or ban law targeting ByteDance that took effect on January 19, TikTok quickly returned online. Eventually it reappeared again App Store and Google Play As negotiations between the United States and China continued, Donald Trump continued to sign extensions directing officials not to enforce the law’s sanctions.
Finally, in mid-December, TikTok CEO Xu Ziqiu told employees that agreements had been signed to create TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC, which includes Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX as part owners, and the deal is expected to close on January 22, 2026. For users in the US, the new joint venture will oversee data protection, security of the newly retrained algorithm, content moderation, and US publishing, his letter said. Application and platform.