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TikTok finally has a deal to let it stay in the U.S.

From Marketplace, I'm Sabri Beneshore, in for David Brancaccio.

TikTok says it has formed a joint venture for U.S. operations with majority American ownership.

The deal is intended to address national security concerns that led to a law that would have banned the app.

Marketplace's Nancy Marshall-Genzor joins us with the details.

Hi, Nancy.

Good morning.

So how will this new arrangement work?

And how does it address the alleged national security concerns that led President Trump to try and ban TikTok during his first term?

Well, in his social media post last night, President Trump said TikTok will now be owned by, quote,

a group of great American patriots and investors.

Now, three managing investors will each hold a 15% stake in the joint venture,

but only two of them are American, and the Chinese company

Bite Dance, which created TikTok, will retain a nearly 20% stake, Sabri. You remember, of course,

Congress passed a law in 2024 requiring Bite Dance to sell its U.S. operations or be banned here.

Yeah, there were concerns that TikTok could be forced to share user data with Beijing or use its

algorithm to push Chinese propaganda.

Do we know who has ownership of that algorithm under this agreement?

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