TikTok denies U.S. censorship claims
TikTok’s new U.S. operation has denied claims that it is being censored less than a week after the platform’s Chinese owner ByteDance sold its operations in the U.S. to prevent it being banned there
President Donald Trump
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Governor Gavin Newsom
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VALUATION
ByteDance
$480 billion
TikTok U.S.
$14bn
Federal law passed in 2024 would have banned app in U.S. if not separated from ByteDance
WHO CONTROLS TIKTOK 
TIKTOK
USDS JOINT
VENTURE
ByteDance
20%
Oracle
15%
Silver Lake (investment company)
15%
MGX (UAE investment company)
15%
Other investors Including Michael Dell, General Atlantic, Susquehanna
35%
References to late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein appear to be blocked
Sources: New York Times, BBC, CNBC
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