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TikTok Calls Report That China Is Exploring Sale of App to Elon Musk ‘Pure Fiction’

Variety · Todd Spangler · last updated
TikTok denied a report that China is looking at potentially facilitating a sale of the app to tech billionaire Elon Musk to keep TikTok operational in America amid a looming U.S. government ban.

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