Oracle is starting to review TikTok’s algorithms and content moderation models.
Chinese tech company ByteDance owns TikTok.
TikTok’s algorithms help determine what videos the platform recommends to its more than 1 billion monthly active users.
In June, TikTok announced it routed all US user traffic to Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
TikTok spokeswoman Brooke Oberwetter confirmed Axios' report but said TikTok didn’t have anything further to add.
Oracle didn’t respond to a request for comment.
The review shows how TikTok is responding to security and privacy concerns about China’s influence over the app.
Chinese tech company ByteDance owns TikTok.
The company has an effort called Project Texas that aims to strengthen security around US data.
But lawmakers and regulators still view TikTok as a possible national security threat.
National security concerns about TikTok heightened under former US President Donald Trump’s administration.
TikTok began partnering with Oracle in 2020 after Trump threatened to ban the app from the US.
The Trump administrationordered ByteDance to divest TikTokbut the current administration hasn’t enforced this action.
