TikTok's New Trump-Approved US Owners
Jan 28, 2026•35 min•Ep. 2010
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Episode description
The United States version of TikTok has new owners, and among them are several corporations and investment firms with ties to President Trump. Vittoria Elliott, senior writer for Wired covering platforms and power, talks about the new era of TikTok in America, including a controversial new terms of service, concerns about surveillance and data privacy, and claims of censorship
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