Microsoft is in discussion to buy TikTok for a purported price of $100 billion (£80bn), US President Donald Trump revealed in a conversation with reporters yesterday. Microsoft has declined to comment.

The Chinese Communist Party uses the platform to cultivate a social consensus that undermines U.S. society.

With several companies and individuals proposed as a buyer for TikTok, President Trump says he would like to see a bidding war over the app. According to him, Microsoft is interested yet again. If that sounds familiar it’s because Microsoft and Oracle were the original two U.

DeepSeek, the Chinese-owned ChatGPT rival, could pose the same national security concerns that Congress has about TikTok, Philip Elliott writes.

“At the same time, it is also clear that millions of people in the United States use TikTok to express themselves, access information, and participate civically. The First Amendment provides Americans with some of the strongest legal protections for speech in the world.

Ford is on the board of directors for ByteDance, Tiktok’s Chinese parent ... “My biggest problem is that we know that the CCP (Chinese Communist Party), as well as Russia, have continuously ...

Of the 118 members of the Illinois House, 20 had verifiable, nonprivate TikTok accounts they used personally or as representatives as of Jan. 22. There were nine verifiable accounts found for state senators.

President Donald Trump reversal on TikTok has to led to some Republican supporters also embracing a social media app they once vilified.

Social media juggernaut TikTok has been given a reprieve thanks to President Trump signing an executive order to delay the enforcement of a ban in America — which amounts to a 75-day lifeline.

Barstool Sports founder and president Dave Portnoy shares his thoughts on the TikTok debate on 'The Will Cain Show.'

The official added that Biden is legally unable to intervene absent a credible plan from ByteDance to divest TikTok ... though TikTok is linked to the CCP & is a threat to our national security.

SummaryDemocrats, Republicans share insight into the app’s current state By BRIDGETTE FOX Capitol News Illinois [email protected] When shortform video platform TikTok shut down service earlier this month,