In the Loop

THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION IS finalizing a deal with the Chinese government to transfer TikTok into American hands.

- By Andrew R. Chow

The deal is the result of a bill that Congress passed last year, based on fears that China was collecting the user data of Americans and using the platform for surveillance and propaganda.

But while many Americans are celebrating the deal as a victory for user privacy rights and national security, some cybersecurity experts still have concerns. They contend that TikTok's new structure, based on the details that have emerged, could open up users to surveillance and influence not from China-but the American government itself.