TikTok reorganizes US operations as Trump 'deal' still up in the air

Changes include layoffs and work on a standalone app, sources say

YIFAN YU and CISSY ZHOU

PALO ALTO, California/HONG KONG -- TikTok is restructuring its U.S. operations, including revamping its trust and safety team and its e-commerce arm TikTok Shop, as the popular social media app waits for clarity on a deal to sell its American business that President Donald Trump indicated was close.

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