President Donald Trump has reportedly chosen Rupert and Lachlan Murdoch, owners of Fox News, as part of a group that will have control over TikTok’s influential algorithm.

The move further consolidates right-wing media control while the Trump administration engages in a full-scale assault on the First Amendment.

“Rupert is probably gonna be in the group, I think they’re gonna be in the group, a couple of others. Really great people. Very prominent people. And they’re also American patriots, they love this country, so I think they’re gonna do a really good job,” Trump told reporters on Sunday.

He also said that Murdoch’s son Lachlan and billionaire tech tycoons Larry Ellison and Michael Dell would be included.

The sale of TikTok was mandated by a 2024 law targeting the company for secur

See Full Page