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Oracle’s Role as Protector of TikTok Data Panned as Rehash of Earlier Plan

Deal announced for US purchase of app relies on software company’s expertise

The Oracle Corp. campus in Redwood City, California. — The Oracle Corp. campus in Redwood City, California.
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By Alexandra S. Levine

September 26, 2025 at 9:32 PM UTC

President Donald Trump’s plan to save TikTok for Americans casts Oracle Corp. as the security guard for US user data and the app’s all-important algorithm.

“Oracle is playing a very big part. Oracle really understands this,” Trump said from the Oval Office this week. “So I think it’s going to be very well protected.” White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said Friday that Oracle would function as “the great firewall of America.”