Saving Tiktok While Protecting National Security
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State-Managed TikTok: Bypassing Divestiture for Executive Surveillance and Algorithmic Control
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High RiskSigned by: DONALD J. TRUMP
Signed: 9/25/2025
Last Updated: 3/14/2026
Executive Order
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This order avoids a ban by rebranding TikTok under a US-led joint venture. Republicans miss that a 20% ByteDance stake preserves Chinese influence, rendering the "divestiture" a superficial win. Democrats ignore that the new oversight framework centralizes executive monitoring of digital speech and data, creating a domestic surveillance precedent. Ultimately, the move prioritizes political optics and market stability over genuine data privacy or absolute national security.
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