2026-03-04
“Tencent's acquisition of Supercell drew scrutiny from Cfius despite the group being based in Finland because of its substantial US user base.” [embedded post]
Bloomberg
Tencent-owned Finnish game company Supercell says it is cooperating with a CFIUS security probe of Tencent's data practices
Supercell Oy, the Finnish game company owned by Tencent Holdings Ltd., said it's cooperating with a US government security probe of its Chinese parent's data practices.
“Tencent's acquisition of Supercell drew scrutiny from Cfius despite the group being based in Finland because of its substantial US user base.” [embedded post]
Financial Times
Sources: the White House is debating whether to allow Tencent to maintain stakes in US and Finnish video game companies; Tencent holds a 28% stake in Epic Games
Chinese company's investments in ‘Fortnite’ creator Epic Games and other creators have faced long-running US security review