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If you ask social media engineers, they'll tell you algorithms are just linear algebra, a math equation deciding what you like and what you'll see more of.
But algorithm questions are now dogging TikTok, since it's now run by President Trump ally Larry Ellison's tech firm Oracle and other investors.
Will the app used by half of America now be more political, favor right wing content, push more misinformation?
It's too early to tell, but experts say TikTok's new owners will have the ability to reshape what the app amplifies, and China isn't going away altogether.
TikTok's parent company ByteDance will retain a minority stake, and the new U.S.
entity will license a version of the Chinese algorithm for American use.
The deal doesn't eliminate Chinese influence altogether.
ByteDance will retain 20% of the new entity, and the algorithm will be licensed from Beijing.
The big question now is how, if at all, the content and the algorithm are reshaped under the new management.
A new entity led by Trump ally Larry Ellison's tech company Oracle will now control TikTok.
an app used by more than half of Americans.
The new ownership averts a nationwide ban of the app.
It was set in motion by a federal law requiring Chinese divestment over national security concerns.
80% of the company will be owned by a consortium of investors that includes Oracle, private equity firm Silverlake, and MGX, an Emirati investment group.
The deal doesn't eliminate Chinese influence altogether.
ByteDance will retain 20% of the new entity.