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Musk says he has no plans to buy TikTok

Elon Musk stated he has no interest in buying TikTok, saying, "I've not put in a bid for TikTok and I don't have any plans for what I would do if I had TikTok."
TikTok, facing a potential ban due to national security concerns, has about 170 million monthly American users.
Musk expressed uncertainty about the purpose of acquiring TikTok, stating, "It's not clear to me what the purpose of acquiring TikTok would be apart from economics."
Despite interest from other billionaires, ByteDance has said it does not plan to sell TikTok.

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Japan Today

Musk says he has no plans to acquire TikTok's U.S. operations

Elon Musk, the world's richest person and a top advisor to U.S. President Donald Trump, said he has no interest in acquiring social media platform TikTok's operations in the United States, in comments released Saturday. "I've not put in a bid for TikTok and I don't have any plans for…

13 days ago·Sakado, Japan

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America First Report

Elon Musk Drops Bid to Buy TikTok, Says He’s Not Interested in Platform

X boss Elon Musk has revealed that he has dropped out of the race to buy video streaming platform TikTok. Musk said he’s not really interested in the app and noted that he doesn’t “have any plans for what would I do if I had TikTok.” It comes despite recent speculation about Musk moving to acquire the U.S. operations of China’s TikTok. Bloomberg reports that Musk clarified his stance on China’s TikTok during a recent interview at a conference in…

12 days ago

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Taipei Times

Musk not interested in acquiring TikTok

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13 days ago·Taipei, Taiwan

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PC Mag

Elon Musk Denies Potential TikTok Bid

The X owner claims he's not familiar with TikTok and doesn't 'have any plans' for it.

13 days ago·United States

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Dawn

Elon Musk says has no plans to acquire TikTok’s US operations

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14 days ago·Pakistan

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West Hawaii Today

Billionaire Musk says not interested in acquiring TikTok - West Hawaii Today

Billionaire Elon Musk said that he was not interested in purchasing TikTok, the popular short-video app that the United States has been trying to ban over national security concerns with its Chinese owner ByteDance.

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