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TikTok, Frank McCourt

As TikTok prepares to shut down, billionaire Frank McCourt wants to buy it to radically change how the internet works

McCourt wants to build a decentralized version of the internet where individual users, rather than tech companies, own the reams of data spawned by their online lives.

Forbes on MSN · 12h

These Billionaires, Companies And Investors—Elon Musk, Frank McCourt And More—Could Buy TikTok As Ban Looms

ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is required to sell the app to a U.S.-based buyer or face a nationwide ban.

Reuters · 2d

Billionaire McCourt open to keeping original investors in any TikTok deal

Businessman Frank McCourt is "open-minded" to keeping TikTok's existing investors, including the founder, involved after any deal to buy the U.S. operations of the Chinese-owned short-form video app,

NBC News · 4d

Billionaire investor Frank McCourt discusses his bid for TikTok

Frank McCourt, a billionaire investor who has campaigned to make the internet safer through his Project Liberty foundation, has made a bid for TikTok. McCourt told NBC News' Kate Snow that he will make "fundamental" changes to the app if his bid is successful.

Fox Business on MSN · 1d

Frank McCourt, Kevin O'Leary 'have a solution, viable deal' for TikTok

Billionaire entrepreneur Frank McCourt details what will happen when his offer with Kevin O'Leary to buy TikTok could be accepted and they begin negotiations with ByteDance.

Supreme Court upholds TikTok ban

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Who could buy TikTok before Sunday? What to know after Supreme Court upholds ban

The high-profile names who could potentially buy TikTok following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the law banning the platform in the US.

Forbes on MSN · 1d

Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban—Here’s What To Know

Justice Brett Kavanaugh brought up past examples of the U.S. blocking broadcasting companies from having ties to foreign governments and brought up the government’s concerns about TikTok collecting data on U.S. users, which he said “seems like a huge concern for the future of the country.”

The New York Times · 2d

Trump Is Said to Consider Executive Order to Circumvent TikTok Ban

The move is under discussion as the Chinese-owned app faces a Sunday deadline to find a new buyer or shut down in the United States.

New York Magazine14h

Is TikTok Actually Getting Banned? Live Updates

NBC News reports that TikTok has boosted advertisements for Lemon8, an application also owned by ByteDance, in recent days.

2don MSN

TikTok Worth up to $200 Billion, Expert

The popular platform could be banned on Jan. 19 under a federal law, while many parties have expressed interest in buying the ...

11h

Why Trump Should Rethink Enforcing TikTok's Forced Sale Law

For now, TikTok’s ability to operate stateside hangs in the balance after the Supreme Court upheld the law demanding that ...

TikTok's U.S. operations could be worth as much as $50 billion if ByteDance decides to sell

Business moguls should be prepared to spend tens of billions of dollars for TikTok’s U.S. operations should parent company ...

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‘Make TikTok wonderful again’: Kevin O’Leary explains his plan to save the social media platform

Mr. Wonderful” Kevin O’Leary is partnering up with another investor in a bid to save TikTok and hopes China and the Supreme ...

The New Yorker1d

Is the TikTok Ban a Chance to Rethink the Whole Internet?

The billionaire Frank McCourt is launching a “people’s bid” to buy the app, replace its addictive algorithm, and give users ...

1don MSN

It's official: TikTok is set to be banned. Here's what happens next.

TikTok had argued otherwise before the justices last week. “There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of ...

1don MSN

How TikTok Creators Are Preparing For A Ban On 'A Really Special Platform'

Four content creators speak to HuffPost about their experience on TikTok as the platform could go dark this Sunday.

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