TikTok launches its first personalized annual recap feature, “Year on TikTok”, which highlights what sort of videos were watched the most, favorite tracks, more
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TikTok launches a US elections guide in its app, partnering with BallotReady, SignVote, and others to provide info on candidates, how to vote, and more
Trump says he has approved Oracle's bid for the US operations of TikTok “in concept”
ByteDance asserts it will maintain majority ownership and control over TikTok Global and will not transfer source code or technology to Oracle and Walmart
Chinese company contradicts assertions of Donald Trump, Oracle and Walmart — ByteDance said on Monday that it would maintain majority ownership …
ByteDance asserts it will maintain majority ownership and control over TikTok Global and will not transfer source code or technology to Oracle and Walmart
Chinese company contradicts assertions of Donald Trump, Oracle and Walmart — ByteDance said on Monday that it would maintain majority ownership …
US delays TikTok ban by a week, as company says Oracle and Walmart may take 20% stake in TikTok Global's pre-IPO round, host US user data and computer systems
or crazy volatile? Or if monetization goes slower than expected? Jason Keath / @jasonkeath : Walmart (and Oracle) still somehow won out as a partial owner ok TikTok (in principle) ...
US delays TikTok ban by a week, as company says Oracle and Walmart may take 20% stake in TikTok Global's pre-IPO round, host US user data and computer systems
Well... that was pointless. — After debasing the idea of free commerce in the U.S in the name of a misplaced security concern …
Trump says he has approved Oracle's bid for the US operations of TikTok “in concept”
- TikTok app store ban put on hold for a week after Trump nod — New TikTok Global to donate $5 billion to education foundation — Donald Trump gave his blessing to Oracle Corp....
Profile of Vanessa Pappas, an ex-YouTube exec and TikTok's N. America chief since 2018, who took over as interim global chief amid its geopolitical predicament
New York Times :
TikTok sues the Trump administration in federal court, arguing Trump's EO deprived it of due process
Today we are filing a complaint in federal court challenging … Hollie McKay / Fox News : Microsoft's ‘tight’ ties to China under scrutiny ahead of potential TikTok purchase Sabri B...
Sources: General Atlantic and Sequoia Capital, two top investors in ByteDance, are key drivers in Oracle's bid for TikTok; Twitter's bid has made little headway
Investment firms with large existing stakes in ByteDance pursue deal for app's U.S. operations, as potential alternative to Microsoft
U.S. WeChat Users Alliance, a nonprofit, files a lawsuit in district court in SF against Trump's executive order banning transactions with WeChat and ByteDance
a president essentially shutting down a social network—as normal. https://twitter.com/... Arjun Kharpal / @arjunkharpal : TikTok will challenge Trump's executive order banning U.S....
Sources: Mark Zuckerberg stoked concerns about Chinese internet companies and TikTok in meetings with officials and several senators in Washington, DC last fall
Social-media tycoon emphasized threat from Chinese internet companies as he worked to fend off U.S. regulation of Facebook
TikTok confirms it plans to sue the Trump administration as early as next week over executive order banning transactions with TikTok and ByteDance
TikTok is planning to sue the Trump administration over the president's executive order banning transactions with the popular video-sharing app …
TikTok starts a Twitter account and website, aggregating positive news stories, to “set the record straight” about “misinformation” regarding TikTok
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Sources: Oracle, working with US investors who own a stake in ByteDance, held preliminary talks to acquire TikTok's operations in US, Canada, Australia, and NZ
Tech group is working with investors in effort to outbid Microsoft after Trump divestment order