The social media app TikTok has come under scrutiny as a potential security risk due to potential Chinese government influence (CNN, ABC (Australia)). Microsoft has said that it is in discussions with TikTok parent ByteDance to own and operate the app in the United States and other markets (Reuters, Microsoft, CNBC). Microsoft need not be the sole acquirer in a deal to count.

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The question closed "Not before 1 November 2020" with a closing date of 1 November 2020.

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