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Microsoft reportedly in talks to buy China's TikTok U.S. operations
Digital Trends ^ | 07/31/2020 | Meira Gebel

Posted on 07/31/2020 1:07:06 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Microsoft is currently in talks buy the U.S. operations of hit video app TikTok, according to The New York Times.

The report comes shortly after Bloomberg reported that President Donald Trump plans to order Chinese company ByteDance, which owns TikTok, to sell its stake in the app on Friday.

According to pool reports, Trump told reporters, “We’re looking at TikTok, we may be banning TikTok.”

Microsoft did not immediately respond to request made by Digital Trends. We will update this story when we hear back.

In a statement to Digital Trends, TikTok declined to comment on “rumors or speculation.”

“We are confident in the long-term success of TikTok,” a TikTok spokesperson said. “Hundreds of millions of people come to TikTok for entertainment and connection, including our community of creators and artists who are building livelihoods from the platform. We’re motivated by their passion and creativity, and committed to protecting their privacy and safety as we continue working to bring joy to families and meaningful careers to those who create on our platform.”

Fox Business Network’s Charles Gasparino reported that the White House is “deeply concerned” about the purchase, specifically whether if any Chinese investors will hold a remaining stake.

The Trump administration has long been critical of TikTok, and in July, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo threatened to ban the app in America over national security risks.

Trump’s stance against TikTok aligns with his goal to rid the U.S. of Chinese technology companies, which he believes are using tech to spy on Americans via data collection. The U.S. is not the only country to express reservations about TikTok; India banned the app over similar concerns.

Experts have said TikTok’s policy on data collection is very similar to U.S.-run companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

(Excerpt) Read more at digitaltrends.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: china; internet; microsoft; tiktok; windowspinglist
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1 posted on 07/31/2020 1:07:06 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

> “Microsoft reportedly in talks to buy China’s TikTok U.S. operations”

I fail to see how that would change anything.


2 posted on 07/31/2020 1:09:37 PM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: SeekAndFind

Selling the company is fine. But somebody had better go thru the code with a fine toothed comb to make sure it’s still not sending data back to Beijing.


3 posted on 07/31/2020 1:09:48 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: SeekAndFind

isn’t that shoveling money to china’s spy ops


4 posted on 07/31/2020 1:09:51 PM PDT by Mount Athos
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To: SeekAndFind

The concerns over security and its relationship to the Chinese government, however, has not stopped TikTok from growing in popularity among America’s younger generations (They could care less, I think).

The app has been downloaded 2 billion times globally — 165 million times in the U.S., according to SensorTower.

See here:

https://sensortower.com/blog/tiktok-downloads-2-billion


5 posted on 07/31/2020 1:10:22 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: Buckeye McFrog; Mount Athos; Hostage

The concerns over security and its relationship to the Chinese government, however, has not stopped TikTok from growing in popularity among America’s younger generations (They could care less, I think).

The app has been downloaded 2 billion times globally — 165 million times in the U.S., according to SensorTower.

See here:

https://sensortower.com/blog/tiktok-downloads-2-billion


6 posted on 07/31/2020 1:11:05 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

China used TikTok to interfere in and disrupt the Trump rally.

Crickets from the Democrats.


7 posted on 07/31/2020 1:13:44 PM PDT by kaehurowing
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That’s one way to keep it going. The longer the “debate” drags on, the better the chances of this happening.


8 posted on 07/31/2020 1:17:02 PM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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9 posted on 07/31/2020 1:22:04 PM PDT by mosesdapoet (mosesdapoet aka L.J.Keslin posting here for the record hoping somebody might read and pass around)
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To: SeekAndFind

America’s younger generations have been dumbed down by the very “educational” system that was supposed to be teaching them reading, writing and algebra.


10 posted on 07/31/2020 1:22:34 PM PDT by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either opinion or satire. Or both.)
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To: SeekAndFind

ChiCom spies have found a soft underbelly and exploited it.

A seemingly harmless time-killing app that will be downloaded by millions of teens and then spy on their parents.

Gotta hand it to them, it’s brilliant.


11 posted on 07/31/2020 1:22:58 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: SeekAndFind

> “ot stopped TikTok from growing in popularity among America’s younger generations (They could care less, I think)”

True. My teen son could care less. Too many friends on it.

But I don’t think Microsoft is the answer.

Kodak would suit me fine.


12 posted on 07/31/2020 1:25:20 PM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: SeekAndFind

Should be cheap.


13 posted on 07/31/2020 1:26:13 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Hostage
Kodak would suit me fine.

You would have to buy Ektachrome Super 8 to upload a video


14 posted on 07/31/2020 1:28:17 PM PDT by Buckeye McFrog (Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
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To: SeekAndFind

What a dick.


15 posted on 07/31/2020 1:37:40 PM PDT by mylife (Opinions: $1, Today's Special: Half baked: 50c)
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To: Buckeye McFrog

Lol! Nah, just have Kodak buy Parler, Bitchute, UGETube and so on and build the new empire that way.

And give Vets fifty points out of a hundred in employment preference.

Now we’re talkin!


16 posted on 07/31/2020 1:46:32 PM PDT by Hostage (Article V)
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To: SeekAndFind

“Trump to Order China’s ByteDance to Sell TikTok in U.S.”

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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-07-31/trump-to-order-china-s-bytedance-to-sell-tiktok-u-s-operations


17 posted on 07/31/2020 1:52:48 PM PDT by SpeedyInTexas (Localization, not Globalization)
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To: Hostage

Why China company forced to sell? Are we turning into Venezuela?


18 posted on 07/31/2020 1:53:37 PM PDT by impimp
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To: SeekAndFind

Bill Gates = China


19 posted on 07/31/2020 1:58:03 PM PDT by Jan_Sobieski (Sanctification)
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To: impimp

“Why China company forced to sell?”

Because there’s no such thing as a Chinese “company”. It’s the CCP operating inside the US. In that sense, letting it go on IS like living in Venezuela.


20 posted on 07/31/2020 1:59:05 PM PDT by proust (Justice delayed is injustice.)
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