Who could buy TikTok? Only a few parties are serious about offering
Several parties have expressed interest in buying the platform, but ByteDance has repeatedly said it does not plan to sell.
How TikTok grew from a fun app for teens into a potential national security threat
Starting in 2017, when the Chinese social video app merged with its competitor Musical.ly, TikTok has grown from a niche teen ...
Opinion
Banning TikTok may be legally sound but not really necessary
On Sunday, barring a last-minute sale, or an 11th-hour intervention by the Supreme Court or Congress, TikTok is scheduled to disappear from U.S. app stores, and possibly from our lives.
American billionaire wants to buy TikTok - but not its ‘highly addictive algorithm’
Elon Musk was recently linked with buying the US arm of ByteDance’s flagship app but those reports were quickly dismissed ...
TikTok is set to be banned Sunday. Here’s what it means for you
The clock is ticking down on TikTok in America. A law that requires TikTok to find a new, non-Chinese owner or face a ban is scheduled to go into effect Sunday — and there is little indication the com ...
TikTok's U.S. operations could be worth as much as $50 billion if ByteDance decides to sell
Business moguls should be prepared to spend tens of billions of dollars for TikTok’s U.S. operations should parent company ...
Why doesn't TikTok's parent company sell the app? One reason is its algorithm
The inherent special sauce for TikTok is this algorithm,” said social media expert Ashleigh Shay. “Which ByteDance has gone ...
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TikTok takeaways: Supreme Court appears likely to uphold impending ban
Noel Francisco, a TikTok lawyer, said that while it would be a bad business decision for the company to choose not to use ByteDance’s algorithm as a matter of course, it can still refuse China's ...