previously suggested<\/a> could help to ensure the deal would be approved by Beijing.\n <\/p>\n\n \u201cPresident Trump managed to keep TikTok online only by ignoring the law\u2019s central goal and relying on vague, unproven safeguards to address the legitimate risks to national security,\u201d Markey said in his Friday letter to TikTok US. \u201cCongress and the American people need to understand if and how this deal protects against Chinese influence over TikTok\u2019s content.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n The joint venture said in a January statement that it would \u201coperate under defined safeguards that protect national security through comprehensive data protections, algorithm security, content moderation, and software assurances for U.S. users.\u201d\n <\/p>\n
\n But Markey questioned the effectiveness of those plans, saying the group hasn\u2019t released sufficient information about how it\u2019s retraining the algorithm and questioning \u201cwhether source code review can meaningfully identify algorithmic manipulation, especially if, for example, China attempted to hide malicious code within an urgent security patch,\u201d in his letter to Oracle.\n <\/p>\n
\n The letters request, by June 18, information including a copy of Oracle\u2019s contract with TikTok US and a copy of TikTok US\u2019s contract with ByteDance to license the app\u2019s algorithm. He also requested details on how the group reviews code from ByteDance, retrains the algorithm for US users and any other models or tools the group licenses from the Chinese company.\n <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n