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Witness tells Michigan committee TikTok deal may not remove ByteDance control of algorithm or data

Michigan House Committee on Homeland Security and Foreign Influence · November 13, 2025
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Summary

Michael Sobolik told the committee that the proposed federal TikTok agreement may not meet statutory requirements because algorithm licensing and a ByteDance-affiliated board member could leave substantive control outside U.S. jurisdiction.

During questioning, Michael Sobolik said he was "concerned" the administration'brokered TikTok agreement might not comply with the federal statute that Congress passed and the Supreme Court upheld. He said the deal'as described on background by administration officials'appears to license the algorithm from ByteDance to a new joint venture and could leave ByteDance with…

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