We may see a U.S.-China deal to keep TikTok alive this week , and details on how that long-delayed agreement could come together are steadily trickling out.

The exact terms are yet to be unveiled, but based on initial public statements from the two countries’ representatives, it’s likely to include a U.S. spin-off of the highly popular social media app that would be owned by several American investors and would continue to rely on the Chinese algorithm running the platform.

The biggest cog in China-U.S. talks over the TikTok ban was the much-coveted and highly addictive TikTok algorithm. The algorithm is what has made TikTok so successful, and Chinese officials have been reluctant to give that up to U.S. control, leaving onlookers questioning what value the app would have without it.

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