Elon Musk announced that he was not curious in buying the TikTok app, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, said on Saturday by The WELT Group, part of German media company Axel Springer SE, which hosted an event with Musk via video link on January 28.
I didn't make an offer on TikToka.
“Musk said a week after U.S. president Donald Trump reported that he was open to acquisition by Musk an application belonging to ByteDance.
I don't have any plans about what I would do if I had a TikTok.
He assured Musk that he did not personally usage short films and did not know TikTok.
I'm not on fire to take over TikTok, I don't usually care about businesses, it's rare
“ The billionaire concluded.
The TikTok app belongs to ByteDance based in Beijing. Like most Chinese companies in the technology sector, it is subject to control by the Communist organization of China, which raises concerns by Western governments about its influence on public debate and the consequences for national security.
On January 19, TikTok shut down his application in the U.S. as a consequence of the entry into force of the Act passed by legislature in April last year prohibiting distribution and updating of applications on the US market, provided TikTok remains controlled by a Chinese entity.
After a fewer hours ByteDance, however, restored the application after Donald Trump, even before his inauguration as president of the United States, announced the suspension of the act for 90 days.
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