Fox Corp. could join deal to keep TikTok operating in the U.S.

Trump administration reveals more details on a plan for the social video service.

- BY WENDY LEE

RUPERT, left, and Lachlan Murdoch's company could be an investor in an ownership group for TikTok's U.S. operations.

(DAVID PAUL MORRIS Bloomberg)

Another pair of influ-encers might be joining President Trump's effort to preserve TikTok in the U.S.: Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch.

The Trump administration has been working on a deal that would keep the wildly popular social video service operational for millions of Americans. Under a law signed by President Biden, TikTok’s U.S. service must separate from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, or face going dark.

Congress passed the law out of security concerns over TikTok’s ties to China and worries that the app would give the communist government access to sensitive user data, which TikTok has denied doing.

Trump revealed more details about the plan over the weekend.

The president on Sunday told Fox News that people involved in the deal include Oracle Corp. cofounder Larry Ellison, Dell Technologies Chief Executive Michael Dell and, probably, Rupert Murdoch and his eldest son, Lachlan.