00:00U.S. legislators are expressing concerns about a proposed deal to transfer the social media app
00:05TikTok to U.S. ownership. U.S. House China Committee Chair John Mulanar says that under
00:10the new agreement, TikTok would still rely on algorithms and other apps provided by the China-based
00:15firm ByteDance. It comes after the Trump administration announced a framework deal
00:20on Tuesday to keep TikTok operating in the U.S. by transferring its U.S. assets to a consortium
00:26of companies. Senator Richard Blumenthal also weighed in, warning that any deal would need
00:31to safeguard national security. TikTok has not responded to any questions about the proposal.
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