MADRID, Spain: The fate of TikTok in the United States may hinge on its most valuable asset: the algorithm that fuels its endless scroll of personalized videos. After years of uncertainty, China has signaled that the platform may be allowed to keep using it even if TikTok is sold to new owners. "The commercial terms have been agreed upon," Bessent said, while stressing the objective was to switch TikTok to American ownership. Delays and politicsTrump has repeatedly extended TikTok's deadline to avoid a ban, most recently on September 16, a day before the prior deadline expired. Trump himself has more than 15 million TikTok followers and has credited the app with boosting his support among young voters.