The president of the United States, Donald Trump, told journalists that Microsoft began negotiations on Tiktok’s acquisition, Reuters said. The politician said he would like to see the “price war” for the Chinese application.
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Microsoft refused to comment on the agency. In the Chinese Bytedance (possesses Tiktok) and in the social network itself did not respond to Reuters applications.
On January 19, a law entered into force in the United States, which prohibited Tiktok’s work in the country for reasons of national security. A day later, Trump signed a decree that postponed the introduction of a prohibition for 75 days. For this period, the Bytedonce is obliged to sell Tiktok in the United States of an American company.
Bloomberg wrote that among social networks applicants: Ilon Musk, co -Funder of Oracle Larry Ellison and the Mrbeast video blogger (James Donaldson). Associated Press and CNBC reported that the American perplexity startup is also interested in the transaction, which is developing the same name by II-Spear.
Bytedance itself is studying alternative options that will allow the Chinese company to maintain Tiktok’s work in the United States without selling US businesses, Bill Ford Bitedance, a member of the Board of Directors of Bell Ford, in an interview with Bloomberg.
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