This latest “framework consensus” still leaves China with significant leverage over TikTok. More tellingly, the intellectual property behind TikTok’s algorithms remains firmly in ByteDance’s hands. But the new American TikTok will still depend on China for periodic updates. Rather than shifting TikTok from Chinese to American control, this deal merely replaces one form of dependence with another. But China will retain residual control over TikTok’s algorithms.