The White House has answered what had been one of the major outstanding questions regarding its pending deal to transfer TikTok’s US operations to a majority American ownership group: Under the agreement, the app’s algorithm will be operated in the United States and overseen by Oracle.
“Guys, TikTok’s predatory and socially corrosive behavior needs to be addressed, so we require a company known far and wide for their impeccable integrity and commitment to ethics. Oh, hey, I know…!”
Edit: In case any of the younger TikTok crowd doesn’t know who Larry Ellison is, let me summarize it for you: Run. Run as swiftly as the wind, and don’t stop to look back. Whatever you liked about TikTok? Yeah, that’s over. Stop reading this and just run you fools.
“Guys, TikTok’s predatory and socially corrosive behavior needs to be addressed, so we require a company known far and wide for their impeccable integrity and commitment to ethics. Oh, hey, I know…!”
Edit: In case any of the younger TikTok crowd doesn’t know who Larry Ellison is, let me summarize it for you: Run. Run as swiftly as the wind, and don’t stop to look back. Whatever you liked about TikTok? Yeah, that’s over. Stop reading this and just run you fools.