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ByteDance refuses to sell TikTok

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Published: March 27th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

TikTok boss Shou Zi Chew visited the US Senate one day after the House of Representatives passed a bill that Bytedance considers an effective ban on the platform. The Senate still has to vote on it.

TikTok parent company ByteDance has no plans to sell its popular entertainment app despite threats from the US Congress. ByteDance founder and main shareholder Zhang Yiming firmly rejects a sale, the business Caixin magazine reported, citing insiders. TikTok is not currently looking for potential buyers because there will be no sale, a person close to the company’s top management told Caixin. And even if there were, a deal could not be concluded within the deadline.

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