# ByteDance unlikely to sell TikTok, as former Trump official plots purchase

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**Created:** [15 March 2024 16:11 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/bytedance-unlikely-to-sell-tiktok-as-former-trump-official-plots-purchase/147549 "2024-03-15T16:11:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [15 March 2024 16:11 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/bytedance-unlikely-to-sell-tiktok-as-former-trump-official-plots-purchase/147549/1 "2024-03-15T16:11:17Z")

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> TikTok CEO urges users to protest bill, warns it “will lead to a ban.”

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> **[ByteDance unlikely to sell TikTok, as former Trump official plots purchase](https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/03/bytedance-unlikely-to-sell-tiktok-as-former-trump-official-plots-purchase/)**
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> TikTok CEO urges users to protest bill, warns it "will lead to a ban."

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**Post date:** [16 March 2024 19:50 UTC](https://forum.devtalk.com/t/bytedance-unlikely-to-sell-tiktok-as-former-trump-official-plots-purchase/147549/2 "2024-03-16T19:50:14Z")

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United States has bigger issues to worry about, i.e., inflation, housing, yet their Congress prioritized this.