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As one of the world‘s most influential business hubs, the Middle East requires expert attention. Business Extra provides those experts, as well as news and insights from The National‘s esteemed team of business editors and reporters, who are on top of the markets, technology, the energy sector and more.
As TikTok faces a high-stakes restructuring to divest from its Chinese ownership, a new deal is emerging.
Major US players including Oracle and Silver Lake are in the mix, along with MGX, a UAE-based company that could become one of the few overseas owners of the platform’s American operations.
This is more than a business deal. It determines who will shape the minds of users on one of the most viewed social media platforms in the world.
In this episode of Business Extra, host Salim Essaid looks at the size of the deal, the level of control shareholders have over content and what TikTok might look like if influenced by a Gulf-based owner.
The episode also examines how algorithm access, content moderation and ownership dynamics tie into global soft power, and how much that influence really matters.
Business Extra
As one of the world‘s most influential business hubs, the Middle East requires expert attention. Business Extra provides those experts, as well as news and insights from The National‘s esteemed team of business editors and reporters, who are on top of the markets, technology, the energy sector and more.
