TikTok, China and Elon Musk

Why China may be OK with TikTok selling to Elon Musk
After years of rejecting the idea of a sale of TikTok’s US assets to an American buyer in order to avert a ban, China and ByteDance may have found an owner they could live with: Elon Musk.
Elon Musk Reacts To TikTok Ban, Wants X Unbanned In China
Elon Musk is finally sharing his thoughts on the TikTok ban. On Saturday night, the app briefly went offline in the United States, months after the
TikTok: Should China's RedNote Face Ban Too?
RedNote, known as Xiaohongshu in China, is owned by a Shanghai-based company and raises similar questions as TikTok.
Elon Musk Weighs Bringing Back Vine App After TikTok Shutdown
Elon Musk has indicated that he’s open to resurrecting the defunct video platform, Vine, after a ban shut down TikTok over the weekend to millions of users in the U.S. Musk, who owns social media rival X,
Elon Musk 'looking into' return of Vine following TikTok ban
Vine allowed people to share six-second video clips, and the quickfire humour it created resulted in ideal conditions for fast-growing internet fame. Fans have been hoping the app
'Against TikTok Ban...' Elon Musk's Big Take Amid US Case and Acquisition Buzz
In a recent post on X, Elon Musk voiced concerns over the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and China regarding social media platforms, specifically TikTok and X (formerly Twitter). Musk, who owns X,
TikTok Chaos Shows Popular Opposition To China-Based Bans
If lawmakers continue to prioritize politically expedient anti-China bans, then they will fail to convince the public they ...
TikTok ban may be ‘start of larger trend’ in security crackdown against China: Fmr. FBI agent
The fate of TikTok seems to be sealed for the moment. The Biden administration firmly announced the social media giant would ...
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Americans Are Scrambling To China's RedNote As TikTok Faces The Axe, And The Cultures Are Colliding In Unexpected — And HILARIOUS — Ways
This looming TikTok ban has over 170 million US TikTok users (who have named themselves "TikTok Refugees") scrambling for a ...
From backing a ban to being hailed as a savior: Inside Trump’s TikTok shift
NEW YORK (AP) — During his first term as president, Donald Trump led the effort to ban TikTok, the hugely popular ...
Looming TikTok ban poses financial nightmare for Google, Apple — and other American tech firms with ties to China’s ByteDance
A looming ban on TikTok set to take effect on Sunday presents a multibillion-dollar headache for app store operators Apple ...
Jeff Bezos-Backed Perplexity Reportedly Makes $50 Billion Move To Merge With TikTok, But Elon Musk's X Remains This Analyst's Favorite Bidder
Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity AI has reportedly submitted a $50 billion bid to merge with TikTok U.S., aiming to create a new ...
Donald Trump and China's Xi in New Diplomatic Push, Discuss TikTok
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump held their first phone talks in four years Friday.
"We need to save TikTok...don't want to give our business to China": Trump at MAGA Victory Rally
Hours before his inauguration, President-elect Donald Trump said that he agreed to "approve" TikTok on the condition that the ...