TikTok works on its trust deficit

With a little help from ... Larry Ellison??

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Today, let’s talk about the growing pressure on TikTok to demonstrate its relative independence from the Chinese government — and the rather unusual path it is taking to get there.

From the moment it began to overtake American apps like Instagram and YouTube in popularity, ByteDance’s short-form video app has faced scrutiny ov…