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Chinese government official have reportedly talk over a scenario where ByteDance sell TikTok ’s United States fortify to Elon Musk , should theSupreme Court uphold the law banning the app on January 19 .
Bloomberg reportsthat China would strongly choose for TikTok to stay under ByteDance ’s ownership but says government officials have consider a sale to Musk as part of a broader program to make for with incoming president Donald Trump ’s administration . In that scenario , Musk ’s X would acquire TikTok US , effectively absorb the vertical video platform ’s 170 million American users and billions in possible ad taxation .
A TikTok spokesperson call the report “ pure fiction ” in a command toVariety .
The reputation states it is unclear how much ByteDance and TikTok know about China ’s discussions of a Musk sale , potentially highlighting China ’s aver influence over the platform that brought about this law in the first spot .
