[D66] TikTok

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'Tikken voor Tokkies'

Ik tiktok
Jij tiktokt
Hij/Zij tiktokt
Wij tiktokken

Wij hebben getiktokt

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White House engineering a takeover of TikTok by Microsoft
By Kevin Reed
3 August 2020

In a state-sponsored hostile takeover, Microsoft Corporation announced 
late Sunday that it was moving forward with plans to acquire the mobile 
app TikTok from the China-based corporation ByteDance following a 
discussion with President Donald Trump.

In a blog post, Microsoft said its CEO Satya Nadella spoke with the 
president and “is committed to acquiring TikTok subject to a complete 
security review and providing proper economic benefits to the United 
States, including the United States Treasury.” The post said the 
acquisition would be completed “no later than September 15, 2020.”

The takeover would involve the absorption by Microsoft of the operations 
of the social media video sharing platform in the US, Canada, Australia 
and New Zealand. According to Microsoft, the TikTok acquisition will be 
conducted with an unprecedent level of White House involvement. The 
statement says, “During this process, Microsoft looks forward to 
continuing dialogue with the United States Government, including with 
the President.”
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