Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves
#ElonMusk acquiring the US operations of
#TikTok if the company fails to fend off a controversial ban on the short-video
#app, according to people familiar with the matter. Beijing officials strongly prefer that TikTok remains under the ownership of parent ByteDance, the people say, and the company is contesting the impending ban with an appeal to the US Supreme Court.
#politics #tech #business