 "After X, now Elon Musk will buy Tiktok too! President Donald Trump said- I am ready for this – News-Patiala ਪੰਜਾਬੀ")
US President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that Elon Musk could buy the social media app TikTok if he wanted to. However, this decision is entirely up to Tesla’s CEO.
170 million i.e. about 17 crore users in America use this short video app. It was temporarily banned just before Trump’s inauguration.
However, Trump signed an executive order as soon as he assumed the presidency and the ban on TikTok was postponed for 75 days. Trump said the order would give TikTok’s parent company more time to find a partner in the US to buy a majority stake in the company.
Now there is only one way left for Tik Tok
In fact, a law was implemented in the US some time ago, in which, in view of national security, the Chinese company ByteDance has to sell TikTok to an American business partner or it will be banned forever.
Bloomberg News reported last week that Chinese officials in the US were also discussing the option of selling TikTok ownership to Musk. However, the company has denied this.
US officials have warned that Americans’ data is at risk of being misused under ByteDance’s Chinese parent company. As of Tuesday afternoon, TikTok was not downloading on Apple and Android devices in the US.
If they want to buy it, then….
Asked by reporters on Tuesday if he would agree to let Musk buy the Tiktok platform, Trump said, “If he wants to buy it, I agree.”
“I’ve met with the owners of TikTok, the big owners,” Trump said. So, I’m thinking of asking someone to buy it and give half to America.”
Supporters of free speech have protested the ban on TikTok, which was announced under a law passed by the US Congress and signed by former President Joe Biden.