Trump’s TikTok Deal Puts the White House in the Driver’s Seat

Trump’s TikTok Deal Puts the White House in the Driver’s Seat

One of the most unique business arrangements of all time could give the administration sway over key decisions at TikTok, creating another avenue to ramp up partisanship on social media.

A senior White House official told reporters they are working to make a deal for TikTok

A senior White House official said in an email to reporters that the Trump administration is collaborating with Oracle Corp. to craft a deal for TikTok. Details are still fuzzy about the extent of the administration’s role in managing the platform, but its control seems to be at the heart of the deal. Nonetheless, the White House official maintained that the new agreement would guarantee data security, allowing oversight of the algorithm that cu…