TikTok Denies Reports of Sale to Elon Musk as U.S. Ban Looms on January 19

Jan 14, 2025, 12:19 PM

TikTok has firmly denied reports that China is considering a sale of the app's U.S. operations to Elon Musk, labeling such claims as 'pure fiction.' The social media platform faces a potential ban in the U.S. on January 19, unless its parent company, ByteDance, divests its U.S. operations. The U.S. government has expressed concerns over national security, citing fears that TikTok could be used for spying or spreading propaganda by the Chinese government. Despite these tensions, TikTok has maintained that it will not sell its U.S. operations and has dismissed any speculation about a deal with Musk, according to a Bloomberg report.