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The TikTok Question Is Being Swept Under the Rug
Still not settled.
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A TikTok deal has finally been reached. Almost. Pending agreement from Beijing, the app’s owner, ByteDance Ltd., has agreed to a joint venture that will produce an American version of TikTok that is majority owned by US investors.
The deal has been described as bringing to an end a long-running saga over the app’s future. In reality, it’s merely sweeping it under the rug, conveniently taking it off the agenda now that the political will to tackle the issue has subsided.