One of Donald Trump ’s big second-term projects has been saving TikTok. Now, after using executive orders to delay a ban on the app passed last year by Congress—and upheld by the Supreme Court—a senior White House official has confirmed that a preliminary deal has been reached with China that will hand over control of TikTok’s algorithm and operations to a group of US investors. Teasing the news on Truth Social last week, the president declared , “I just completed a very productive call with President Xi of China…. The call was a very good one, we will be speaking again by phone, appreciate the TikTok approval, and both look forward to meeting at APEC!”

But who, exactly, will be in charge of TikTok’s US-based operations (and the data of millions of Americans users)? In an interview

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