Trump reveals Murdochs and Dell might control TikTok in U.S. deal

In a recently aired interview, President Donald Trump discussed potential participants for a deal concerning TikTok, a widely used social media platform owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. Trump indicated that prominent figures such as media tycoon Rupert Murdoch and entrepreneur Michael Dell could play significant roles in a deal to give the United States control over TikTok's operations. This comes as American officials grow increasingly concerned about the application’s data security and the influence of the Chinese government over its algorithm, which can manipulate user content without detection. The context of the discussion involved ongoing negotiations between U.S. and Chinese officials regarding TikTok's future in America. With pressures mounting from Congress, which has laid out plans for a TikTok ban set to take effect soon, the urgency for a viable arrangement has escalated. Trump had prior phone conversations with Chinese President Xi Jinping where the two leaders discussed the potential framework for the agreement, highlighting a critical moment in U.S.-China relations, particularly in the tech sector. Trump's characterization of Murdoch, his son Lachlan Murdoch, Dell, and Oracle's Larry Ellison as