US Will Control TikTok’s Algorithm, White House Says; Trump to Make ‘Important’ Announcement on Autism Findings

President Donald Trump will sign the TikTok deal with China this week, a senior White House official said on Monday. Under the deal, Oracle will serve as the security provider, overseeing how U.S. user data is stored within Oracle's systems and how content recommendation algorithms operate.

Trump also said his administration would make an announcement about its autism findings on Monday, though he declined to offer specifics. Autism diagnoses in the United States have increased significantly since 2000. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said that the United States is in the grip of an “autism epidemic” fueled by “environmental toxins.”