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[20200803_012617 UTC UTC Update 2:]
tl;dr version: Trump threatened to ban TikTok. Then Microsoft said it was in talks to buy TikTok. Then Microsoft said the talks were in doubt after Trump's threats. Now, Microsoft is "continuing discussions."
Microsoft to continue discussions on TikTok purchase after talking to Donald Trump:
After reports US President Donald Trump is considering an order to force Beijing-based tech company ByteDance to divest ownership of popular social-video app TikTok, Microsoft has announced it will be "continuing discussion" on a potential purchase of TikTok after a conversation between Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella and the President.
"Microsoft fully appreciates the importance of addressing the President's concerns," said Microsoft, in a statement. "It is committed to acquiring TikTok subject to a complete security review and providing proper economic benefits to the United States, including the United States Treasury.
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Microsoft pauses talks on TikTok US deal - reports:
A possible sale of Chinese-owned TikTok's US operations to Microsoft is reportedly on hold after Donald Trump vowed to ban the video-sharing app.
A sale was thought close to agreement, but was put in doubt after the US president's warning on Friday.
The Wall Street Journal said Microsoft had now paused talks despite TikTok owner ByteDance making last ditch efforts to win White House support.
It comes amid criticism of Mr Trump's threat as an attack on free speech.
[...] Late on Friday, Mr Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One: "As far as TikTok is concerned we're banning them from the United States."
[Original story follows.--martyb]
TikTok: Trump says he will ban Chinese video app in the US
President Donald Trump has announced he is banning the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok in the US.
He told reporters he could sign an executive order as early as Saturday.
US security officials have expressed concern that the app, owned by Chinese firm ByteDance, could be used to collect the personal data of Americans.
[...] Microsoft has reportedly been in talks to buy the app from ByteDance, but Mr Trump appeared to cast doubt that such a deal would be allowed to go through. If the deal went ahead reports say it would involve ByteDance shedding TikTok's US operations.
A TikTok-Microsoft Deal Might Solve Everything (archive)
On Friday, Bloomberg News reported Trump plans to order ByteDance Ltd. to divest its ownership of TikTok. Then later in the afternoon, several media outlets reported Microsoft Corp. is in talks to purchase TikTok's U.S. operations.
[...] There seem to be two active bidders for the app. One is Microsoft. As for the other, Reuters reported earlier this week that some of Bytedance's U.S investors have proposed a bid for a majority stake of TikTok, valuing the company's non-China operations at $50 billion. The offer would be about 50 times TikTok's forecast sales of $1 billion this year, Reuters reported.
Previously: Bytedance: The World's Most Valuable Startup
Lawmakers Ask US Intelligence to Assess If TikTok is a Security Threat
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(Score: 0, Redundant) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 02 2020, @06:49PM (9 children)
I saw this covered on the idiot box. They were showing all these teens and some grown people dancing in their "underwear" like they are monkeys, and posting other retarded shit. Trump can try to interfere with tik tok but these poor morons who were raised in the Bolshevik indoctrination centers and learned how to be mindless consumers who dance and play sports instead of learning about technology, economics, business, etc. will be the slaves of someone, quite possibly the Chinese. Their parents should be ashamed of themselves. You people are truly the stupidest of whores.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 02 2020, @07:30PM (4 children)
When I am exposed to the MSM news, I can see they're pushing the "stupid human tricks" angle of Tiktok, but for some reason they're not carrying that further into a "Racist Trump wants to outlaw playful Chinese app!" message.
Perhaps the concern about Tiktok is bipartisan?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 02 2020, @08:16PM
Nah, their secondary message is already "buy a new smart phone from one of our sponsors".
(Score: 5, Interesting) by Joe Desertrat on Sunday August 02 2020, @09:03PM (2 children)
I don't think there is really much concern about TikTok. It's just another make believe issue being pumped up in hopes it helps the president's campaign.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 02 2020, @10:12PM (1 child)
But the MSM wouldn't tolerate an issue that would benefit Trump; they would cast it as some sort of evil, racist, treasonous plan. They are not, so that indicates the democrats have something to gain from this too.
(Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Monday August 03 2020, @06:44PM
Still sucking the Trump cock huh? Awww, poor little fascists angry that people don't like fascists. So sad.
(Score: 5, Touché) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday August 02 2020, @08:29PM (3 children)
Please explain to us how Bolshevik indoctrination (they were communists, remember...?) would make someone a slave of wasteful *capitalistic* behaviors? I don't think you know what at least one of those words you're using means.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: -1, Troll) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday August 02 2020, @09:35PM
Arent you trying to be a state sanctioned pill pusher?
(Score: 4, Interesting) by PartTimeZombie on Sunday August 02 2020, @10:24PM (1 child)
That particular A/C is almost completely ignorant of anything outside whatever tiny little bubble he lives in.
Bolshevik is just some term he has heard of on One America News, and he probably thinks it's an insult. I don't imagine for a second he has even heard of the Mensheviks.
(Score: 1, Offtopic) by Runaway1956 on Monday August 03 2020, @01:16AM
Rule number one of Shevik club:
Never talk about the Mensheviks.
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