US President Donald Trump told reporters on Monday that Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok and that he would like to see a bidding war over the app.
Microsoft and TikTok did not immediately respond to Reuters’ requests for a comment outside regular business hours.
Trump has previously said that he was in discussions with several parties about purchasing TikTok and expects to make a decision on the app’s future within the next 30 days.
The app, which has about 170 million American users, was briefly taken offline just before a law requiring ByteDance to either sell it on national security grounds or face a ban took effect on Jan. 19.
Trump, after taking office on Jan. 20, signed an executive order seeking to delay by 75 days the enforcement of the law that was put in place after US officials warned that there was a risk of Americans’ data being misused under ByteDance.
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Trump says Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok
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Trump says Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok
- Trump has previously said he was in discussions with several parties to buy TikTok
- Trump says he expects to make a decision on app’s future within the next 30 days
Canada removes Syria from its list of foreign state supporters of terrorism
OTTAWA: The Canadian government said on Friday that it has removed Syria from its list of foreign state supporters of terrorism and removed Hayat Tahrir Al-Sham, the group that spearheaded the rebel alliance that helped oust President Bashar Assad, from its list of terrorist entities.
“These measures are in line with recent decisions taken by our allies, including the United Kingdom and the United States, and follows the efforts by the Syrian transitional government to advance Syria’s stability, build an inclusive and secure future for its citizens, and work alongside global partners to reinforce regional stability and counter terrorism,” the Canadian government said in a statement.
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