# Read the September 2025 TikTok deal framework carefully

> The order described a proposed US joint venture; it did not transfer ownership of TikTok worldwide.

Source: https://fullbytedeveloper.com/blog/tiktok-us-divestiture-framework-context
Originally posted: 2025-09-18
Published here: 2026-11-06

The September 2025 White House order described a framework for a new US TikTok joint venture. It said ByteDance and its affiliates would hold less than 20 percent, with the remainder held by specified investors. This concerned the US business, rather than ownership of TikTok worldwide. [1]

## Separate an agreed framework from closing

The order described the proposed divestiture and provided time to complete it. That document alone did not support the social caption's claim that TikTok had already changed hands. It set out a planned arrangement and the administration's determination about it. [1]

A transaction can have an announcement, regulatory decisions and a later closing. Keep those stages separate when reading an ownership headline.

For the current ownership structure, use a completed-transaction announcement or current company disclosure. The September order remains evidence of what the administration proposed at that time, not a complete account of later changes.

## Sources

1. [White House September2025 TikTok order](https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/09/saving-tiktok-while-protecting-national-security/)

## Original posts

- [Instagram post](https://www.instagram.com/fullbytedeveloper/p/DOwFI9JjEi2/)