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Twitter is reportedly the latest to explore a deal with TikTok

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TikTok’s list of suitors is extending significantly beyond Microsoft. Wall Street Journal sources say Twitter has held “preliminary talks” about a possible union with TikTok’s US business. It’s still very early, and might not move forward, but Twitte...

TikTok may sue White House over ban as soon as August 11th

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TikTok might quickly make good on its promise to fight the White House’s threatened ban on its service. An NPR source claims TikTok will file a lawsuit against the Trump administration as soon as August 11th. The suit will contend that the executive...

Trump’s threat to ban TikTok might be legal, but it’s super shady

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On Friday July 31st, aboard Air Force One, Donald Trump issued a bold proclamation: “As far as TikTok is concerned we’re banning them from the United States,” he told the assembled reporters, asserting that “I have that authority. I can do it with an...

Microsoft reportedly considers buying all of TikTok

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Microsoft’s hoped-for TikTok deal could see it acquire much more than operations in the US and a few other countries. Financial Times sources claim Microsoft is pursuing plans to acquire all of TikTok’s worldwide business. ByteDance would still own T...

TikTok owner reportedly agrees to sell US stake to avoid ban

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TikTok may drop its ties to China in very short order. Reuters sources claim TikTok’s Chinese owner, ByteDance, has agreed to sell its stake in the social network’s US operations to avert a possible ban. The agreement would have Microsoft protect Ame...

Recommended Reading: The fear of TikTok

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Why America is afraid of TikTokMichael Schuman, The AtlanticA US Senator called it a Trojan Horse. President Trump reportedly wants Chinese owner ByteDance to sell it off to a buyer based in the States or to ban it entirely without having it change h...