Twitter and TikTok explore merger as Trump ban looms
Source: The Grio/Wall Street Journal
The WSJ said a number of companies, including Apple, Google, and Facebook have expressed interest in TikTok.
Renee G
August 9, 2020
TikTok and Twitter are in talks about the possibility of joining forces. A report from the Wall Street Journal says that the two popular social media platforms are having preliminary discussions.
Representatives from both Twitter and TikTok declined to comment, with TikToks, Josh Gartner, head of corporate communications saying, we dont comment on market rumors.
The WSJ said a number of companies, including Apple, Google, and Facebook have expressed interest in the China-based app, but none have publicly announced their interest.
Microsoft, which is viewed as the front runner for a deal with TikTok, has been the only company to publicly acknowledge its interest in buying the video-based platform.
Read more: https://thegrio.com/2020/08/09/twitter-and-tiktok-explore-merger-as-trump-ban-looms/
PoliticAverse
(26,366 posts)jorgevlorgan
(8,227 posts)Wouldn't be able to ban tiktok without banning twitter!
Cha
(295,899 posts)& who the hell is he to ban companies, anyway. Don't get that?
halobeam
(4,873 posts)Just let it be Twitter, yes.. let it be.
brooklynite
(93,842 posts)OAITW r.2.0
(23,811 posts)Of course, Twitter does video now, so maybe redundant?
Midnight Writer
(21,546 posts)They've already got the means. Give it a cool name, advertise Made In America, and compete with TikTok.