TikTok angles for compromise to avert U.S. sell-or-ban ultimatum

Beijing could OK American investors taking a stake but algorithm remains key issue

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TikTok is keen to keep operating in the U.S. but does not want to give up control of its algorithms. © AP

YIFAN YU and CISSY ZHOU

PALO ALTO, California/HONG KONG -- TikTok is attempting to hammer out a deal with the Trump administration that would resolve the sale-or-ban order while leaving control of the platform in the hands of Chinese parent company ByteDance, according to people familiar with the matter.

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