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Reddit conscientious objector - founding father and investor Alexis Ohanian hasjoined billionaire Frank McCourt ’s bidto acquire TikTok as a strategic adviser specializing in social medium .
In anX post sharedon Tuesday , Ohanian said : “ look to bribe TikTok US . Bring it on chain . It is fourth dimension . ” In aseparate post , Ohanian tell that he would call the app “ TikTok : Freedom Edition ” if he buy it .
McCourt ’s internet protagonism group , Project Liberty , has devise a syndicate call up The People ’s Bid to buy the U.S. assets of TikTok . In January , Project Liberty officially submitted a marriage proposal to acquire the social medium app , detail plans to allow exploiter control how their datum is used and put in .
Otherparties concerned in grease one’s palms TikTokinclude a group of investor led by technical school entrepreneur Jesse Tinsley . Additional likely vendee include Microsoft , Oracle , Perplexity AI , and former Activision CEO Bobby Kotick .
