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Judi Lynn

(160,211 posts)
Sun Aug 9, 2020, 09:32 PM Aug 2020

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 TikTok’s, Josh Gartner, head of corporate communications saying, “we don’t 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/

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Twitter and TikTok explore merger as Trump ban looms (Original Post) Judi Lynn Aug 2020 OP
I think Microsoft would do a better job of destroying TikTok than Trump could. n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2020 #1
That's brilliant jorgevlorgan Aug 2020 #2
lol.. right! Catch 22 for the treasonous ASSFACE. Cha Aug 2020 #8
haha.. perfect halobeam Aug 2020 #3
Does this mean I'll have to post cat videos along with my Trump insults? brooklynite Aug 2020 #4
Seems like a good fit for Twitter....might give Facebook a some competition. OAITW r.2.0 Aug 2020 #5
Why couldn't Twitter just launch its own short video web service? Midnight Writer Aug 2020 #6
Call it, IDK, "Vine" or something. Greg K Aug 2020 #7

Cha

(295,899 posts)
8. lol.. right! Catch 22 for the treasonous ASSFACE.
Mon Aug 10, 2020, 01:44 AM
Aug 2020

& who the hell is he to ban companies, anyway. Don't get that?

OAITW r.2.0

(23,811 posts)
5. Seems like a good fit for Twitter....might give Facebook a some competition.
Sun Aug 9, 2020, 10:38 PM
Aug 2020

Of course, Twitter does video now, so maybe redundant?

Midnight Writer

(21,546 posts)
6. Why couldn't Twitter just launch its own short video web service?
Mon Aug 10, 2020, 12:11 AM
Aug 2020

They've already got the means. Give it a cool name, advertise Made In America, and compete with TikTok.

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