# TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC

Type: Company

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## Timeline

- **2026-09-15**: Scheduled House Testimony — Will Farrell will face questioning on data privacy, cybersecurity, and Chinese influence in TikTok's U.S. operations.
- **2026-07-21**: CSO Testimony Announced — A congressional aide discloses that TikTok US CSO Will Farrell will testify before the House Select Committee on China on September 15.
- **2026-07-17**: DOJ Lifts Federal Device Ban — The Justice Department issued an opinion stating that the current version of TikTok does not pose national security risks, allowing federal employees to download the app on government devices at agency discretion.
- **2026-05**: Senate Invitation to Global CEO — Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley invites global TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew to testify on children's online safety; no hearing date is set.
- **2026-01**: TikTok USDS Joint Venture Completed — The TikTok USDS joint venture was finalized, transferring control of U.S. user data and the recommendation algorithm to a U.S.-majority-owned entity with Oracle as a lead investor.
- **2026-01**: ByteDance Finalizes U.S. Divestiture Deal — ByteDance completes the split, creating TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC with Oracle, Silver Lake, and MGX as managing investors, while retaining a 19.9% stake.
- **2025**: Hearing Pledge — House China Committee Chairman John Moolenaar states he will host the leadership of the TikTok joint venture for a public hearing in 2026.
- **2024-04**: Divestiture Law Passed — Congress passed legislation requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok’s U.S. assets by January 2025 or face a ban.
- **2024**: Divestiture Law Enacted — The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act is signed into law, requiring ByteDance to sell TikTok's U.S. operations or face a ban.
- **2022**: TikTok Ban on Government Devices Enacted — A law prohibited federal employees from using TikTok on government-issued devices due to national security concerns.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### TikTok CSO Faces Cyber Grilling: 19.9% ByteDance Stake Raises Data Risk
2026-08-01 11:05:54 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

The testimony of TikTok US CSO Will Farrell will directly address cybersecurity and data privacy fears, as lawmakers probe whether ByteDance's residual 19.9% stake could enable Chinese access to over 150 million Americans' data.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/tiktok-cso-cybersecurity-hearing-data-risk

### DOJ Clears TikTok for Government Use After Algorithm Secured in Oracle Cloud, 80.1% US-Owned
2026-07-18 06:14:56 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 2

The U.S. Department of Justice declared TikTok safe for federal devices because the TikTok USDS joint venture controls the algorithm via Oracle's cloud and U.S. investors hold 80.1%. Cybersecurity experts see reduced but not zero risk, with the minority ByteDance stake and code supply chain still under scrutiny.
Full story: https://getcyberbrief.com/story/tiktok-doj-security-risk-cyber-oracle

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