Microsoft Corp’s bid to carve out parts of TikTok from its Chinese owner ByteDance will be a technically complex endeavor that could test the patience of President Donald Trump’s administration, accor
ding to sources familiar with the setup.
The clean break that Trump and lawmakers envision could take a year or more, some of the sources said. While the code for the app, which determines the look and feel of TikTok, has been separated from Douyin, the server code is still partially shared across other ByteDance products, the source said. The server code provides basic functionality of the apps such as data storage, algorithms for moderating and recommending content and the management of user profiles.
In the past, CFIUS has required adoption of increased protections pending a sale, including separation of the US business from foreign sellers to the furthest extent possible, he said. “Algorithms are not worth anything without the data,” said Jim DuBois, a former Chief Information Officer at Microsoft. DuBois is a venture adviser at Ignition Partners. “Segmenting the data for those countries is a significant task.”
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