TikTok to let Oracle view source code, algorithm, and content moderation
TikTok, the social video platform used by around 150 million people in the US, is set to hand access to its source code, algorithm and content moderation material to Oracle in a bid to allay data protection and national security concerns stateside.
Big Red is also about to start monitoring the gateways in and out of the secure environment it set up on servers to host data from TikTok's US users, according to a statement from the Chinese company.
Oracle's association with TikTok stems from efforts under the Trump administration to force owner ByteDance to sell the US stake to an American company. In the twilight of Trump's presidential tenure, the US government lost a legal decision in its efforts to force the video app biz to sell its US interests.
Yet concerns around TikTok have continued. Earlier this month, Montana became the first American state to ban downloads of TikTok in its jurisdiction.
