A sudden!News that byte to beat Microsoft has agreed to flange TikTok business in the United States

Source: lei feng network (ID: leiphone - sz) author: Li Shuaifei byte beating, was eventually forced to make a choice.

Latest news said it has agreed to fully divested TikTok us business, Microsoft took over.

This news comes from the latest reports on August 1 (Reuters) - in the report, Reuters quoted the two people familiar with the story.

Which, according to people familiar with the bytes to beat is the decision an important driving factor is, the President of the United States on July 31 trump threatened: will the earliest force-out TikTok on Saturday.

According to the new proposed deal, bytes will completely quit, and Microsoft will take over the TikTok business operations in the United States;

At the same time, the source added, some of the us-based bytes to beat investors may have the opportunity to obtain a minority stake in the business.

In addition, people familiar with the matter said, under the proposed deal, Microsoft will be responsible for protecting all the user data;

However, the plan also allows Microsoft bought by another company TikTok business in the United States.

At present, the White House, bytes to beat and Microsoft declined to comment on the above news.

01 bytes to beat is facing the threat of trump recently for a period of time, especially into since July, TikTok is at the forefront.

First in July 6, the American secretary of state, peng admire Mr (Mike Pempeo) in response to the United States should consider banned TikTok and other Chinese social media App, peng admire Mr Responded that the U.S. government is serious about the matter.

He said: of course we staring at it.

. (We are certainly & at it), peng's President also said the U.S. government has been working on this problem for a long period of time.

However, he said

Don't want to rob before the President of the United States trump, but this is the are looking at things.

Peng's President has said, the American people to use TikTok should be vigilant.

Next, the United States began to TikTok everywhere: on July 8, the President of the United States trump comment on TikTok said the U.S. government is considering to disable the TikTok.

Trade on July 12, the White House adviser, said Peter Navarro will trump to TikTok compulsory measures, what specific measures did not show that but does not exclude the disabled.

On July 15, the U.S. government said again, in a few weeks to TikTok to take action.

On July 20, the U.S. house of representatives has voted for a ban on members of congress and congress staff use TikTok proposal.

On July 29, the us Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin confirmed that TikTok is under the U.S. department of commerce committee on foreign investment (CFIUS) review, review its in November 2017 for himself. The $1 billion acquisition of ly.

On July 31, the President of the United States in the White House trump said in an interview: we will prohibit TikTok, may also be doing some other things.

There are many kinds of choices, but a lot of things are happening, so we'll see what happens.

We are looking for TikTok many alternatives.

But the same day, in his trump

To cut off.

, TikTok has also carried on the latest response: this year alone, we can for our group employs nearly 1000 people in the United States, and for the nationwide employs 10000 employees are proud.

The creator of us $1 billion fund to support us these from our platform to establish a living creators.

TikTok user data is stored in the United States in the United States, to strictly control the employee access.

TikTok's biggest investors from the United States.

We are committed to protect user privacy and security, we will continue to work hard for the family to bring joy, bring people on our platform to create a meaningful career.

02 TikTok helpless: tree big jug necessarily TikTok is China's most successful App at sea, no one.

In fact, from 2017 bytes to beat for the overseas market has three years, TikTok already to become the world's fastest growing, one of the tallest short video APP downloads.

Especially in 2020, the outbreak of the catalytic curtilage cultural role, TikTok downloads in the first half of 626 million, to the world's first position.

And the global downloads of TikTok also more than 2 billion in 2020.

In the United States market, TikTok also have a good layout, and has received tens of millions of users;

It also fear by us some local social networking companies, such as Facebook, SnapChat - this is very rare.

However, in under the influence of various factors, TikTok caused a hurricane this big tree.

In June, Indian government ban on a paper, let China 59 paragraph headed by TikTok App from the shelves, TikTok in India has 600 million users

Nature is the first, can be disastrous.

But then, is the United States, it is also eyeing the TikTok.

In fact, before this targeted by the United States, TikTok did a lot of work in terms of localization.

Data privacy level, TikTok user data in the United States the main store data centers in the United States, there is backup in Singapore.

In the aspect of government relations, in order to maintain contact with U.S. regulators, TikTok also named earlier this year a being an American CEO.

The CEO called Kevin Mayer, before him as executives at Disney.

Widely seen, Kevin Mayer was appointed TikTok is the main task of the CEO, to prove to the American market and regulatory departments: this App from China could be trusted.

Be worth what carry is, on July 29, when the American antitrust hearings for technology giants, Kevin Mayer in local time, on July 29, released a letter said TikTok help guide more creators establish a positive contact with fans, bring to people's life fun, brought the benign competition for the market, this is the reason why I join this year the company CEO.

The industry has been examined, that's right.

Because we Chinese descent, however, were more scrutiny.

We accept this challenge and accept through greater transparency and accountability system to realize the challenge of peace.

We believe that the creator to users, advertisers, and regulators to show we are comply with U.S. law responsible and loyal community members in the United States, is crucial.

But clearly, don't put the TikTok thoroughly carry in his hand, the U.S. government is not assured.

03 tiktok business in the United States

Will eventually take over by Microsoft?

Sell TikTok us business, of course, not bytes to beat love to see.

However, it is forced by the U.S. government.

On July 31, according to the New York times reported that the President of the United States is considering to trump TikTok tough action, will soon announce an executive order, forced bytes to beat to sell TikTok business in the United States, to give up the ownership of its.

At the same time, foreign media reported that TikTok are in negotiation with Microsoft.

If American business took over by Microsoft, TikTok for beating bytes should be be compelled helpless under the best results.

After all, according to the Reuters news agency reported earlier this week, TikTok investors sought to take over TikTok $50 billion value.

Microsoft is also the company itself, at the same time it as a technology giant, after all is rich.

But the problem is, even if the byte has agreed to sell the TikTok beating us operations to Microsoft, but ultimately depends on the White House and trump's face.

Because, NBC reported on July 31, trump said in an interview, he does not support the reports involved in Microsoft's acquisition of TikTok spin-off.

Is a blank.

A word: trump's fickle, let TikTok is becoming more and more uncertain future in the United States.

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