What TikTok project focused on siloing U.S. user data in the United States?

The TikTok project focused on siloing U.S. user data in the United States was Project Texas.

TikTok introduced Project Texas in response to U.S. national-security concerns about ByteDance’s Chinese ownership and potential access to American user information. The plan aimed to place protected U.S. data, software systems, and key operational controls behind additional safeguards in the United States, with Oracle involved as a trusted technology partner.

The name is a reference to TikTok’s Texas-based data-security effort, not to the state government or a separate TikTok product. Project Texas also included plans for auditing data flows, restricting employee access, reviewing source code and software updates, and giving U.S. authorities or designated overseers greater visibility into the system.

A common mix-up is Project Clover, which is TikTok’s European data-security and localization program. Project Liberty was associated with a proposed U.S. restructuring, while Project Guardian is not the canonical name for TikTok’s U.S. data-siloing initiative.