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Microsoft says it’s interested in buying TikTok and somehow Trump is involved
In 2020 terms, this news is only slightly odd.

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After Donald Trump announced in July that he would be looking to possibly ban TikTok from the US, it seems that Microsoft is interested in purchasing the company, and because literally nothing makes sense any more, Trump is apparently part of the negotiations?
According to reports, it still isn’t clear if Trump will actually force
From a blog post posted over the weekend, Microsoft states, “Microsoft will move quickly to pursue discussions with
In the same blog post, Microsoft says that it is in talks with ByteDance and will explore ownership of
“[Microsoft] is committed to acquiring
TikTok subject to a complete security review and providing proper economic benefits to the United States, including the United States Treasury.”
Anyone else find that last part a bit…odd?
Since news broke last month that TikTok could be a security vulnerability, the company has defended itself, previously noting that it stores US user data in the United States, with backups in Singapore, and that the data and data centers are not subject to Chinese law.
The main question here, will people stay on
What do you think? Do you find it weird that Trump is directly involved in a foreign company selling a part of its business to a US corporation? Let us know down below in the comments or carry the discussion over to our Twitter or Facebook.
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