Posted on Aug 4, 2020
Trump demands US cut of Microsoft TikTok deal
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Donald Trump says the government should get a cut from the sale of TikTok's US unit if an American firm buys it.
The US president said he made a demand for a "substantial portion" of the purchase price in a phone call at the weekend with Microsoft's boss.
He also warned he will ban the app, which is owned by China's ByteDance, on 15 September if there is no deal.
ByteDance is under pressure to sell its US business after Mr Trump threatened a crackdown on Chinese tech companies.
The US president said he made a demand for a "substantial portion" of the purchase price in a phone call at the weekend with Microsoft's boss.
He also warned he will ban the app, which is owned by China's ByteDance, on 15 September if there is no deal.
ByteDance is under pressure to sell its US business after Mr Trump threatened a crackdown on Chinese tech companies.
Trump demands US cut of Microsoft TikTok deal
Posted from bbc.com
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The #CCP could probably care less about selling it now since they’ve had all this access to global data for years through #TikTok. Does anyone think the #CCP is going to “give back” the data on US citizens? Sure, they’ll provide a “copy” but make no mistake they’ll have their own copy. I’m glad I never used it or even installed it.
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