TikTok Secures U.S. Approval with New Deal Meeting 2024 Law Requirements – 22 September 2025

TikTok’s New U.S. Deal Fully Meets 2024 Law Requirements, Officials Confirm

On 22 September 2025, senior White House officials confirmed that the new agreement between China’s ByteDance and U.S. investors fully satisfies the conditions of the U.S. 2024 Data Security Law. This law requires TikTok to restructure its American operations and secure all U.S. user data on domestic servers—or face a nationwide ban.

Under the agreement, ByteDance will retain less than 20 percent ownership in the U.S. TikTok entity, while the majority stake will be held by American companies and independent investors. Technology giant Oracle and investment firm Silver Lake are the lead U.S. partners, ensuring that American stakeholders control TikTok’s operations and protect sensitive information.

A key clause mandates that all U.S. user data remain exclusively on American soil under Oracle’s direct oversight. TikTok’s recommendation algorithm will operate on a separate, U.S.-controlled infrastructure to eliminate any foreign influence.

President Donald Trump praised the deal, stating that it “meets every national security requirement and guarantees that U.S. citizens’ data stays on U.S. soil.” He added that China’s government has raised no objections and that a formal executive order approving the transaction will follow soon. All parties have up to 120 additional days to complete final documentation and regulatory reviews.

This agreement ends months of tense negotiations triggered by the 2024 law, which gave the U.S. government authority to ban any platform deemed a national security threat. By accepting U.S. investment and oversight, ByteDance ensures TikTok remains accessible to millions of American users while addressing Washington’s long-standing concerns over data privacy and foreign control.

Technology analysts view the deal as a milestone in the evolving U.S.–China tech rivalry. It preserves TikTok’s massive U.S. market while giving the American government confidence that its citizens’ data and the platform’s algorithm are fully protected under domestic governance.