Microsoft is in talks to purchase the popular TikTok app, currently controlled by the Chinese ByteDance. The New York Times reported it, citing sources close to the dossier. It is not clear, it is explained, how advanced the state of negotiations has been between the IT giant founded by Bill Gates and the social media valued at around 100 billion dollars.
Meanwhile, it is learned that Donald Trump is ready to order the Chinese ByteDance to sell its stake in the popular TikTok app , which is based in the US and accused of having become a tool in the hands of Beijing to spy on Americans. The announcement of the decision, as reported by the Bloomberg agency, is imminent. The US has long been investigating the potential national security risks associated with TikTok.