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Microsoft confirms pursuit of TikTok after Satya Nadella chats to Donald Trump

steviebuk Silver badge

Confused how this works

So they sell the American arm due to be forced with a threat of a ban so they want to get some money for it. However, now what would happen? If MS buy it they now have all the code and tech and can check if its secure (any backdoors will be religiously removed before the sale so won't show anything). But they now have their own US tiktok? That is in competition with China? Or not because it won't be available in China?

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