China considers selling TikTok to Elon Musk

WTF?! Could Elon Musk soon own not one but two of the largest social media platforms in the world? According to a new report, Chinese officials are considering selling TikTok's US operations to the X owner to avoid being banned in the country. However, TikTok has called the claims "pure fiction."

The US Supreme Court appears poised to let the law stand that will ban TikTok on January 19 unless owner ByteDance divests its US operations.

According to a report by Bloomberg, Chinese officials are considering an option in which TikTok's business in America is sold to Elon Musk, one of Donald Trump's closest allies.

The report added that the company's US operations could either be sold through a competitive process or an arrangement by the Chinese government, suggesting the decision regarding the app's future isn't ByteDance's alone. The company has consistently insisted ...