“The Chinese government will, according to law, examine and approve relevant matters involving TikTok, such as the export of technology as well as the licensing of intellectual property,” Wang said, adding that Washington and Beijing agreed that Bytedance would entrust a partner with TikTok U.S.’s user data and content security.

If China sells TikTok to a U.S. buyer without its algorithm, users will notice a difference in functionality, experts say.

TikTok's algorithm is the "secret sauce" behind the app's success, experts say. U.S.-China talks over the app's ownership must resolve who controls the technology.

If ByteDance is actually forced to sell TikTok, it might not include the app's algorithm. But that might not be a huge issue for a new owner. For You-page recommendations could be recreated. TikTok has said it won't sell — and will fight the ban in court.

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