Twitter is in preliminary discussions for a possible combination with TikTok, the Wall Street Journal reported on August 8, 2020, after US President Donald Trump said he would ban the app, calling it a threat to national security. Microsoft has been the primary suitor for TikTok, saying it was in talks to buy the company's US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand operations. Twitter, however, would likely need the support of other investors to complete the combination. While Twitter does allow for the sharing of videos, most posts contain short text messages and photos or GIFs. In 2012 Twitter acquired the platform Vine, which allowed users to share short videos, but shut down the service in 2016.

Source: Wall Street Journal August 09, 2020 01:18 UTC