Who's trying to buy TikTok?

Who's trying to buy TikTok? 17 hours ago Share Save Lily Jamali BBC tech correspondent, San Francisco Tom Gerken Technology reporter Share Save Getty Images President Donald Trump has for a second time extended the deadline that would have required TikTok to be sold or face a ban in the US. A bipartisan law passed by Congress last year mandates TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, sell the app. The platform 'went dark' for a day in January in the US after the law took effect, until Trump intervened and delayed the ban until 5 April. He has now granted a another 75-day extension until June broker a deal. The US government has said TikTok poses a threat to national security because Chinese authorities might access its vast trove of user data, which Beijing denies. Who might buy TikTok? Speaking on Air Force One on Thursday, Trump said "multiple investors" were closing in on a deal. He also suggested the US could offer a deal where China agrees to approve a TikTok sale in exch ... Read full article.