Elon Musk in talks with Chinese officials to buy TikTok: Report
Uneasiness is emerging among users of the short video app TikTok, which is facing a ban in the US. Parent company ByteDance must find a non-Chinese buyer for its American operations by Jan 18 to escape the penalty. One name has come up - Elon Musk. A Bloomberg report suggested that Chinese officials are in early talks with the billionaire and Tesla founder over his possibly purchase of TikTok's US operations.
Uneasiness is emerging among users of the short video app TikTok, which is facing a ban in the US. Parent company ByteDance must find a non-Chinese buyer for its American operations by Jan 18 to escape the penalty. One name has come up - Elon Musk. A Bloomberg report suggested that Chinese officials are in early talks with the billionaire and Tesla founder over his possibly purchase of TikTok's US operations.