Elon Musk, the world's richest person and a top advisor to US President Donald Trump, has stated he has no intention of acquiring TikTok's US operations. This comes after former President Trump suggested Musk as a potential buyer for the social media platform amidst national security concerns regarding data collection. Musk, who acquired Twitter in 2022, expressed unfamiliarity with TikTok and stated he has no plans for what he would do with the platform if he owned it.
The U.S. head office of TikTok is shown in Culver City, California, U.S., September 15, 2020. - REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo: Elon Musk , the world’s richest person and a top advisor to US President Donald Trump, said he has no interest in acquiring social media platform TikTok’s operations in the United States, in comments released Saturday.
In one of his first acts in office, Trump ordered a pause on enforcing the law that should have seen TikTok effectively made illegal in the country a day before he took office for a second term. Since his takeover, rights campaigners warn there has been a spike in hate speech and disinformation on the platform.
On Saturday, a US judge issued an emergency order blocking Musk’s government reform team from accessing personal and financial data for millions of Americans stored at the Treasury Department, court documents showed.
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