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Isn't tiktok a chinese asset? And hasn't china famously refused to dance to Trump's discordant tune?
Trump is forcing them to sell their American operations to American owners or be blocked from operating in the US.
I can't find it now, but I'm sure I saw a post earlier that said there was a bunch of Saudi money going into the sale.
This is the one.
Thankyou. I'm right now watching Internet Today's coverage of it, which also confirmed it. There's also this interesting snippet from the CNBC article they quote from:
Missed the news, eh?
Lol, xenophobia and ignorance: the classic Westerner combination
They were forced to sell to a us based group.