Microsoft might get another crack at buying TikTok if this 'bipartisan' U.S. legislative proposal gets a say in it

In August 2020, Microsoft had a strange, short-lived opportunity to buy TikTok, after parent company ByteDance was coerced into selling its U.S. operations ... a "cool" social network to rival ... Read More

Banning TikTok won’t solve social media’s foreign influence, teen harm and data privacy problems

Proponents of the TikTok sale-or-ban law also claim that the app constitutes an unacceptable threat to data privacy. Rep. Gallagher asserted that the Chinese government could use TikTok for espionage ... Read More

Why the U.S. Is Forcing TikTok to Be Sold or Banned

Lawmakers in numerous countries have expressed concerns that TikTok ... have prompted the U.S. government to pass legislation banning the social media platform unless it is sold to a government ... Read More

Race to acquire TikTok heats up

As the legal drama over TikTok's ownership escalates, the potential sale of the social media giant has attracted interest from a diverse array of sectors, keen on tapping into its vast US user base of ... Read More

Mnuchin tried to force a sale of TikTok. Now he’s a possible bidder.

In the final months of the Trump administration, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin scrambled to wrest TikTok away from its Chinese parent company, arguing that only a new U.S. owner could protect ... Read More

TikTok banned? Microsoft might get another opportunity to buy the social media firm, if this new U.S. law passes (Updated)

In August 2020, Microsoft had a strange, short-lived opportunity to buy TikTok, after parent company ByteDance was coerced into selling its U.S. operations by the Trump ... It would give Microsoft a ... Read More

If A U.S. TikTok Ban Goes Forward, Here’s Who Will Be Affected

Assuming all of that happens, ByteDance would be given six months to arrange for a sale of TikTok's U.S. operations ... the Trump administration’s failed effort to force divestment of TikTok ... Read More

TikTok’s future uncertain as ban moves to the U.S. Senate

An effort to potentially ban TikTok in the U.S ... news, business and engagement on issues. Liza Meredith, a psychology professor and researcher at the University of Minnesota, said she feels like ... Read More

Video platform Rumble offers to buy and operate TikTok's U.S. operations

Shares of Rumble (NASDAQ:RUM) rose over 10% on Tuesday after the company said it was ready to join a group of other parties to buy and operate TikTok in the U.S., if ByteDance (BDNCE) were to ... Read More

Mnuchin’s plan to buy TikTok has some insiders bewildered

the effort has stalled in the Senate and faces likely resistance in the courts. As a digital platform, TikTok is reliant on a vast and interlocking network of code, and it’s unclear how Mnuchin ... Read More

US lawmakers say TikTok won’t be banned if it finds a new owner. But that’s easier said than done

The premise of a bipartisan bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday is that TikTok fans in the U.S. can keep scrolling through their favorite social ... Microsoft also made a ... Read More

US lawmakers say TikTok won't be banned if it finds a new owner. But that's easier said than done

The premise of a bipartisan bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday is that TikTok fans in the U.S. can keep scrolling through their favorite social ... Microsoft also made a ... Read More