Musk opposes TikTok ban, wants X services in China

Why China may be OK with TikTok selling to Elon Musk
After years of rejecting the idea of a sale of TikTok’s US assets to an American buyer in order to avert a ban, China and ByteDance may have found an owner they could live with: Elon Musk.
Elon Musk Reacts To TikTok Ban, Wants X Unbanned In China
Elon Musk is finally sharing his thoughts on the TikTok ban. On Saturday night, the app briefly went offline in the United States, months after the
TikTok: Should China's RedNote Face Ban Too?
RedNote, known as Xiaohongshu in China, is owned by a Shanghai-based company and raises similar questions as TikTok.
China Vice President Meets With Elon Musk Ahead of Trump Inauguration
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk listens as US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC, U.S. on November 13, 2024. ALLISON ROBBERT/Pool via REUTERS//File Photo BEIJING (Reuters) - China's Vice President Han Zheng met on Sunday with Tesla CEO Elon Musk and other members of the U.
Elon Musk says ‘something needs to change’ as TikTok goes dark in US, flags ‘unbalanced’ situation
Elon Musk criticized the situation where TikTok operates in the US, but X is banned in China, calling it unbalanced and emphasizing the need for change, while also expressing his long-standing opposition to banning TikTok.
'Against TikTok Ban...' Elon Musk's Big Take Amid US Case and Acquisition Buzz
In a recent post on X, Elon Musk voiced concerns over the ongoing tensions between the U.S. and China regarding social media platforms, specifically TikTok and X (formerly Twitter). Musk, who owns X,
TikTok Chaos Shows Popular Opposition To China-Based Bans
If lawmakers continue to prioritize politically expedient anti-China bans, then they will fail to convince the public they ...
TikTok ban may be ‘start of larger trend’ in security crackdown against China: Fmr. FBI agent
The fate of TikTok seems to be sealed for the moment. The Biden administration firmly announced the social media giant would ...
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Americans Are Scrambling To China's RedNote As TikTok Faces The Axe, And The Cultures Are Colliding In Unexpected — And HILARIOUS — Ways
This looming TikTok ban has over 170 million US TikTok users (who have named themselves "TikTok Refugees") scrambling for a ...
China gives a wary welcome to influx of 'TikTok refugees' on RedNote
The influx of more than 700,000 new users has been driven by a looming U.S. ban on TikTok, used by 170 million Americans, on ...
Looming TikTok ban poses financial nightmare for Google, Apple — and other American tech firms with ties to China’s ByteDance
A looming ban on TikTok set to take effect on Sunday presents a multibillion-dollar headache for app store operators Apple ...
Jeff Bezos-Backed Perplexity Reportedly Makes $50 Billion Move To Merge With TikTok, But Elon Musk's X Remains This Analyst's Favorite Bidder
Jeff Bezos-backed Perplexity AI has reportedly submitted a $50 billion bid to merge with TikTok U.S., aiming to create a new ...
Donald Trump and China's Xi in New Diplomatic Push, Discuss TikTok
Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump held their first phone talks in four years Friday.
TikTok Ban Live Updates: Trump Says ‘TikTok Is Back’ In Victory Rally As App Restores Access
The app’s availability in the U.S. has been thrown into jeopardy over data privacy and national security concerns.