White House says TikTok's algorithm and data will be controlled 'by America' in new deal

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday revealed details of a deal reached with China over control of TikTok, sharing that six Americans will sit on the seven-seat board.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday revealed further details of a deal reached between the U.S. and China over control of the popular social media platform TikTok, sharing that six Americans will sit on the seven-seat board that will control the company and that the U.S. would control the app's algorithm.

"This deal does put America first," Leavitt told Fox News on Saturday. "And let me just be very clear. This deal means that TikTok will be majority-owned by Americans in the United States. There will be seven seats on the board that controls the app in the United States, and six of those seats will be Americans."

She added that the data and privacy aspects of the platform will be in the hands of Oracle, the software and cloud computing company co-founded by Larry Ellison. Leavitt also said the U.S. would maintain control of the app's algorithm, which curates what users see on the app.

The White House did not immediately respond to questions about who the six American board members would be and who would control the platform's algorithm in the U.S.

A representative for TikTok also did not immediately respond to questions about the deal.