Sources: the Biden administration and CFIUS are demanding that TikTok's Chinese owners sell their stakes in the company or face a possible US ban of the app
TikTok says forced sale won't resolve national security issues; its CEO set to appear before Congress next week
Wall Street Journal John D. McKinnon
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Discussion
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@pkafka
Peter Kafka
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Yup: Joe Biden is using Donald Trump's TikTok strategy. https://twitter.com/...
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@alexisohanian
@alexisohanian
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It's happening, folks https://twitter.com/...
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@danprimack
Dan Primack
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Reminder that one problem the trump White House had when trying to ban TikTok was that its executive orders were written very poorly, giving lots of lines of legal defense.
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@bobbyallyn
Bobby Allyn
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NEW: A TikTok spokeswoman has confirmed the Journal's reporting that CFIUS is demanding TikTok be sold to an American company or risk being ban. “We are disappointed with this outcome,” a TikTok spokeswoman said, noting that the company will stay focused on implementing Project..…
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@jamiemetzl
Jamie Metzl
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Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a Chinese company not ultimately answerable to the Chinese Communist Party. This basic reality forces governments around the world to treat Chinese companies as de facto agents of the Chinese state. https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@carnage4life
Dare Obasanjo
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Kind of a self own for TikTok's CEO to say even selling the company won't fix the national security issues, right? https://twitter.com/...
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@jessicalessin
Jessica Lessin
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Very initial reaction: Investors are likely buyers with an aim to IPO asap. Sequoia wants its money out, asap. https://www.theinformation.com/ ...
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@drjessmaddox
Dr. Jess Maddox
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“Aging politicians might not get it. But TikTok has become a valued place for learning and communication, as well as online innovation. Banning it would be exactly the kind of...censoring of the internet that we have come to expect of China, not the US.” https://www.washingtonpos…
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@politicalmiller
Jack Miller
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Good. We'd have never let the USSR own CBS. https://twitter.com/...
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@onlyyoontv
Eunice Yoon
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TikTok said Wednesday that a forced sale wouldn't address the perceived security risk. It has pledged to spend $1.5 billion on a program to safeguard U.S. user data and content from #China government access or influence. @tiktok_us https://www.wsj.com/...
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@divestech
Dan Ives
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Cold tech war between US and China gaining steam with this move by the Beltway as TikTok future remains a big debate within the US. If banned would clearly be bullish for Meta
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@eriqgardner
Eriq Gardner
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Tick tick tick... https://twitter.com/...
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@rihardjarc
Rihard Jarc
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$META breaking $200 in aftermarket on the TikTok sale or ban news. Reels is the biggest beneficiary in the event of an TikTok ban as most people would switch to Reels. https://twitter.com/...
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@peterzeihan
Peter Zeihan
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Basically a Trump era policy, but with a longer attention span. https://www.wsj.com/...
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@adamkovac
Adam Kovacevich
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CFIUS doesn't announce its decisions (in order to help companies/countries save face), so “people familiar with” reports like this are effectively confirmation. My prediction is TikTok CEO now pulls out of Congressional testimony next Thurs. https://www.wsj.com/...
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@julianku
Julian Ku
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Biden is back to the original Trump position on this. “But the demand for a sale — coupled with the White House's support for legislation that would allow it to ban TikTok in the United States — hardens the administration's approach.” https://www.nytimes.com/...
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@jeffjarvis
Jeff Jarvis
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“But a ban would be an entirely un-American, undemocratic and inappropriate response to an unproven risk that the Chinese-owned platform will share users' data with Beijing for nefarious purposes.” Banning TikTok is a bad solution to the wrong problem https://www.washingtonpost.c…
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@mattnavarra
Matt Navarra
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Banning TikTok is a bad solution to the wrong problem @stokel is spot on here https://www.washingtonpost.com/ ...
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@stuwoo
Stu Woo
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I met TikTok's CEO in Washington to discuss his plan to save his app as it faces a possible U.S. ban. His message to politicians: Forcing a sale of TikTok won't protect Americans from potential Chinese spying or interference, but his proposal will. https://www.wsj.com/...
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@deitaone
@deitaone
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ByteDance Executives Informed Beijing Of U.S. Request to Divest TikTok — Sources Some Senior ByteDance Executives Upset By U.S. Demand After Investing Billions of Dollars in U.S. Infrastructure — Sources
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@deitaone
@deitaone
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TikTok CEO Says a Sale of the App Won't Solve U.S. Security Concerns — WSJ Interview TikTok CEO Rules Out Near-Term IPO for the Popular Video App TikTok CEO Says App Is Unprofitable as It Spends on Data Security