Microsoft in Negotiations to Purchase ByteDance’s TikTok
After the Trump’s announcement, a series of negotiations took place between the White House, ByteDance, and potential buyers of TikTok which also include Microsoft Corp. However, some experts stated that they failed to produce a deal that would result in the Chinese company shedding the app’s US operations. On the other hand, the talks are expected to continue in the coming days. As Microsoft Corp already owns professional social media network LinkedIn, it would face fewer regulatory barriers in acquiring TikTok compared to its other competitors. But ByteDance value TikTok of more than $50 billion, and also insists on retaining a minority stake in the app. After which Trump stated that, It was not instantly clear what authority the president had to ban TikTok, which has nearly 80 million active monthly users in the United States of America. It was also unclear how the ban would be executed and what legal challenges it could face. In response, TikTok stated, Check out? TikTok takes a dig at Facebook by showing its alogrithms
