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TikTok owner ByteDance reportedly would rather shut down app than sell it as it faces US ban
TikTok owner ByteDance reportedly would rather shut down the popular video-sharing app than sell it if the Chinese-based company exhausts all legal options to fight a US ban – despite growing
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Exclusive: ByteDance prefers TikTok shutdown in US if legal options fail, sources say
TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer to shut down its loss-making app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores in the U.
TikTok Ban: ByteDance Denies Report That It’s Considering Selling App
ByteDance said it will not sell TikTok's American business after the U.S. adopted a law forcing it to divest its ownership or face a ban of the app.
ByteDance says it won’t sell TikTok business in US
TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, said it will not sell the popular video sharing app to continue its business in the U.S., despite facing a potential ban under a law President Biden
ByteDance Says It Won’t Sell U.S. TikTok
The Beijing-based company said that foreign-media reports that it is exploring the sale of TikTok “are untrue.”
ByteDance Says 'No Plans' To Sell TikTok After US Ban Law
Chinese tech giant ByteDance has said it has no plans to sell TikTok after a new US law put it on a deadline to divest from the hugely popular video platform or have it banned in the United States.
ByteDance would rather close down TikTok in the US than sell it if it fails to fight potential US ban in court, report says
A sale is unlikely as the algorithms powering the short-video app are key to ByteDance's overall operations, four sources told Reuters.
ByteDance would rather pull TikTok from the US if its legal efforts fail
After years of back and forth, TikTok is finally on the brink of getting banned in the US. As we reported earlier, legislation that could ultimately result in TikTok's ban was app
ByteDance Shuns Idea of Selling TikTok, Would Prefer to Shut Down U.S. Operations
ByteDance is resisting the call to sell TikTok. According to Reuters, ByteDance has until Jan. 19, 2025, to sell the app following Biden signing the bill to ban the app. Speaking on TikTok, the company's CEO,
Here’s more details about the access ByteDance had to U.S. TikTok user data
E ven with the clock now officially ticking for ByteDance to either sell TikTok or face a ban in the U.S., new evidence ...
TikTok’s effort to hide US user data from ByteDance only focused on the ‘front door,’ ex-workers claim
One ex-TikTok worker threw doubt on the efficacy of TikTok’s so-called US Data Security team, which was put into place to ...
TikTok argues how ByteDance protects children on Douyin is irrelevant to youth addiction lawsuits in the US
ByteDance is refusing to share information about its platforms in China in lawsuits accusing TikTok of causing youth internet ...
‘False Rumors’: ByteDance Denies It Is Exploring A TikTok Sale After Ban Bill
ByteDance, TikTok’s Chinese parent firm, denied a report Thursday that it is exploring a sale of the social media platform, ...
TikTok-ByteDance President Blake Chandlee Rips U.S. Push For A Ban, Declaring To Roomful Of Advertisers, “We Are Not Backing Down” – Update
D with exec comments. Blake Chandlee, President, Global Business Solutions at ByteDance / TikTok, kicked off the company’s ...
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TikTok ban: ByteDance would rather shut app down than sell, insiders say
TikTok owner ByteDance would prefer shutting down its loss-making app rather than sell it if the Chinese company exhausts all legal options to fight legislation to ban the platform from app stores ...
Sen. Warner: ByteDance will get its day in court
Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., discuss congressional efforts to divest TikTok over spying concerns on 'The Claman Countdown.' ...
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ByteDance promises legal challenge of TikTok legislation, refusal to sell social media app
In response to legislation banning TikTok if ByteDance does not sell the social media app, the parent company said it will ...