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Mastodon Migration @mastodonmigration@mastodon.online

9/24/2025, 8:49:30 PM

Public

RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/115259910092028991

What is really interesting about this deal is that they they are not selling TikTok, they are leasing the algorithm.

Again, they will be paying ByteDance, the Chinese owner of TikTok, for the ability to influence US based TikTok users.

They are not even trying hide that what is valuable is algorithmic manipulation.

"A crucial aspect of the deal involves Oracle’s responsibility for overseeing and securing TikTok’s algorithm. The company will reportedly license the algorithm from ByteDance..."

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