The change is part of a deal to bring TikTok under U.S. ownership to avert a looming ban.

New investors include Oracle Corp, Andreessen Horowitz and private equity firm Silver Lake Management LLC.

New investors include Oracle Corp, Andreessen Horowitz and private equity firm Silver Lake Management LLC.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt on Saturday said that she was "100% confident" that the deal between the U.S. and China is finalized.

TikTok's U.S. operations will be controlled by Americans in a planned deal to spin the platform off from its Chinese owner, White House press secretary Karolina Leavitt said.

The White House said a deal could be signed "in the coming days", but Beijing is yet to comment.

The change is part of a deal to bring TikTok under U.S. ownership to avert a looming ban.

The social media platform TikTok will soon be U.S.-based in a reported preliminary deal to keep the popular app operating for American users.

Determining next steps for the algorithm, currently owned by the Beijing-based ByteDance, has been one of the most closely watched issues during negotiations over TikTok's future.