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Proposed TikTok Deal

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Proposed TikTok Deal

Posted on September 17, 2025 by dmartignetti

Matt Gagnon discussed the proposed deal for TikTok, where US investors, including Oracle and Andreessen Horowitz, would control the app, with US investors holding an 80% stake and Chinese shareholders owning the rest. The new company would have a US-dominated board. TikTok engineers are recreating content recommendation algorithms.

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