NEW YORK: President Donald Trump says he wishes to act to ban
TikTok
, a popular Chinese-owned video app that has provided nationwide security and censorship issues.
The danger comes as Microsoft Corp. remains in innovative speak with buy the Chinese app, owned by Bytedance Ltd., according to an individual familiar with the conversations who spoke only on condition of anonymity since of the level of sensitivity to the settlements. Microsoft declined to comment.
It’s unclear whether Trump would accept a divestment as a concession. There have been reports of U.S. tech giants and monetary companies being interested in purchasing or investing in TikTok as the Trump administration sets its sights on the app.
Concerns and answers about what’s at stake:
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