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The split would likely be Douyin (TikTok China) vs. TikTok for the rest of the world. The business is already structured that way- ByteDance operates Douyin dir

The split would likely be Douyin (TikTok China) vs. TikTok for the rest of the world. The business is already structured that way- ByteDance operates Douyin directly but TikTok operates through a subsidiary.

dannyr 6y ago
They are divesting the US operations though. So basically different owners for US, China and the rest of the world.
- kyawzazaw 6y ago
  What does that look like? For example, different engineering departments
  - sukilot 6y ago
    They could set up an IP cross licensing agreement for software.
- rtx 6y ago
  US operations alone cant be valued at 50 billions.
0xy 6y ago
The subsidiary is for legal purposes only, all of the tech is built and operated from China and is subject to Chinese laws. In fact, even after divestiture this will be the case for some time. The Chinese entity holds the IP to the algorithms and other underlying technology that make Tik Tok as viral as it is.