TikTok Commits $1.3 Billion to Build European Safeguards

Short-video app plans to open data centers in Ireland and Norway

TikTok is at a crossroads, as U.S. concerns about its Chinese ownership grow. Some officials have explored the idea of forcing a sale to a U.S. company. WSJ explains the challenges of making that happen. Illustration: Preston Jessee

LONDON—TikTok said it would spend about $1.3 billion a year on measures to safeguard European users, as the video app tries to assuage governments that are increasingly concerned about its Chinese parent company.

TikTok executives said Wednesday that they would spend 1.2 billion euros annually on such measures, which they call “Project Clover,” an effort first reported earlier this week by The Wall Street Journal. The plans include opening two data centers in Ireland within weeks, and a third center in Norway later this year. They said data of European users, currently stored in Singapore and the U.S., will move to these three sites.

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