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Report: Negotiations Between TikTok Parent Company And Microsoft Stall After Trump Threat

Eric Quintanar
Report: Negotiations Between TikTok Parent Company And Microsoft Stall After Trump Threat
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Negotiations between Microsoft and Bytedance, the parent company of the Chinese video-sharing app TikTok, have stalled amidst President Donald Trump’s announcement that he plans to ban the social media app from the United States.

According to The Wall Street Journal, Microsoft halted the negotiations process despite the willingness of Bytedance to reportedly try and sweeten the deal, which could have been finalized as soon as next week.

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