To solve TikTok's cyber security and safety concerns, 'Shark Tank's' Kevin O'Leary suggested he'll buy the social platform, close Chinese 'back doors' and bring it to the U.S.
As the clock ticks closer to lawmakers voting on whether to take legislative action against China-owned app TikTok, one of America’s most influential entrepreneurs has offered to purchase the platform and host it on U.S. soil. "If this order goes through, it's got to be sold.
The bill would require TikTok's Chinese parent company ByteDance to fully divest all of its applications within 180 days or risk a ban on those apps. It would also establish a process for the executive branch to ban applications in the future if they are deemed a security risk.
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