As such, US buyers are potentially circling, including a recent departure from the gaming industry, former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick. But he ended up escaping with enormous amounts of cash, and is now trying to find partners to potentially buy TikTok should ByteDance actually be forced to divest. The Wall Street Journal reports that Kotick has approaching ByteDance’s executive chair Zhang Yiming to express interest in the purchase. Donald Trump himself, perhaps partially just because Biden supports the idea, has come out against the TikTok ban. Trump explains:“If you get rid of TikTok, Facebook and Zuckerschmuck will double their business,” Trump said on Truth Social.

Source: Forbes March 11, 2024 03:54 UTC