{"id":207588,"date":"2026-01-28T22:22:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T03:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/local-cybersecurity-expert-weighs-in-on-tiktok-u-s-ownership-change\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T00:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T05:15:08","slug":"local-cybersecurity-expert-weighs-in-on-tiktok-u-s-ownership-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/28\/local-cybersecurity-expert-weighs-in-on-tiktok-u-s-ownership-change\/","title":{"rendered":"Local cybersecurity expert weighs in on TikTok U.S. ownership change"},"content":{"rendered":"

Local cybersecurity expert weighs in on TikTok U.S. ownership change<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.cbs8.com\/article\/news\/local\/local-cybersecurity-expert-weigh-in-on-tiktok-us-ownership-change\/509-4e06ee7a-cfed-4982-ac00-474f9bb392cb<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-01-28 22:22:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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A new U.S. ownership structure for TikTok is sparking new questions about privacy and content control among some users.<\/p>\n

SAN DIEGO \u2014 The social media platform TikTok announced\u00a0its new U.S. ownership structure, a majority-American joint venture that promises to protect national security through data safeguards, algorithm security, content moderation, and software controls. However, the ownership change is sparking questions among some users about privacy and content control.<\/p>\n

Despite the new ownership structure and the establishment of a U.S. data center, the technology powering TikTok remains fundamentally unchanged, according to cybersecurity experts.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“The same things that were possible previously are still possible; it’s still Chinese-written software, and the algorithm is still written by ByteDance,” said Nikolas Behar, a professor of cybersecurity at the University of San Diego.<\/p>\n

The ownership transition has prompted various concerns among users. Some have reported being unable to send certain words in direct messages, while others believe their videos critical of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations are being suppressed. However, not all users have noticed differences since the change.<\/p>\n

“Not entirely, I’ve seen TikToks pop up about certain content being blocked, but I haven’t been able to verify if that’s actually the case on my own,” said Giorgia Seberini, a TikTok user.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Other users have deleted the app entirely due to privacy concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I was a TikTok user, and I just got a lot of videos on how there’s privacy concerns with, I think, TikTok was sold to another company, and so I don’t want to deal with any privacy concerns. I just deleted the app,” said…<\/p>\n

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