Elon Musk said he is not interested in buying Tiktok, the popular application of social videos that the United States has tried to prohibit due to national security concerns with its Chinese owner, Bytedance Ltd.
He made these comments, the first on the subject of the possible purchase of Tiktok, at a conference in Germany organized by Mathias Doepfner, the billionaire executive director of the German media conglomerate, Axelspringer, last month.
“I have not made any offer for Tiktok,” Musk said, participating in the conference remotely by video, which was made public on Saturday. “I have no plans what I would do if I had Tiktok.”
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Musk commented that he doesn’t use Tiktok personally.
Bloomberg News reported in January that Chinese officials were evaluating the possibility of allowing the richest person in the world and close ally of President Donald Trump acquired Tiktok operations in the United States if the company fails to avoid prohibition.
In one of the stages, X, Musk’s company would take control of Tiktok United States and manage the business together, according to people familiar with the matter to Bloomberg.
Possible Tiktok buyers in the United States
On the first day of his mandate, Trump signed an executive order that temporarily stopped the forced sale or the closure of Tiktok, granting the company already its Chinese matrix more time to reach an agreement. The order was issued hours after Trump’s possession, which was attended by the CEO of Bytedance, Shou Chew.
Trump, who supported the prohibition during his first mandate, changed his mind after the application helped him gain young people. “We won the young vote. I think I won it through Tiktok, so I have a good feeling for Tiktok, ”he said.
Musk, like Trump, could always change his mind.
Trump has said that he would be willing to make Musk, who donated more than 250 million dollars to his presidential campaign, or the president of Oracle Corp., Larry Ellison, bought the application as part of a joint company with the United States government.
This week, Trump also signed a separate executive order that said he would indicate to officials create a sovereign United States that could be used to facilitate the sale of Tiktok.
Bytedance has publicly rejected Tiktok, although potential buyers have said that the decision of the United States Supreme Court in favor of a National Security Law that forces the company to sell or close the service in the United States. reconsider it.
In addition, it could not depend completely on the company: the Chinese government would also need to approve any transaction.
With agency information
