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Bloomberg previously reported that the Chinese were having talks about the possible sale of the TikTok app. It was unofficially indicated that a possible buyer could be Elon Musk.
The billionaire first spoke on the possible acquisition of the platform at a conference in Germany, which was organised by Mathias Doepfner, billionaire, CEO of the German media conglomerate AxelSpringer.
— I did not offer to buy TikTok, said Elon Musk, who attended the conference remotely. He added that there were no plans to make specified an offer either. “I do not personally usage TikTok either,” he said.
TikTok in the USA
The TikTok app was blocked in January in the United States. The restoration of the application in the United States took place after respective hours a break due to the entry into force of the law designed to bring the application under Chinese control to an end.
TikTok announced his return just after the president-elect Donald Trump assured that the companies providing the application would not be held liable for breaking the fresh law and that he intended to suspend the act on Monday for 90 days. Trump besides announced that he would want to turn TikTok into a joint venture with a “50% share of the United States” but not excluding further joint control by the current Chinese owner.
TikTok — whose president Shou Chew was invited along with another large Tech magnates for the Monday swearing-in of Donald Trump — in the communication he praised president Elect for his "strong stance on the first amendment to the American Constitution and opposition to arbitrary censorship".
"We will work with president Trump on a long-term solution that TikToka will keep in the United States," announced the company.
