Is Apple planning to buy TikTok? Multiple sources suggest this, but Apple itself has something different.
Apple has reportedly expressed interest in buying TikTokat least acc Axios news portalwhere they express that those from Cupertino would be interested in getting the popular network of the moment.
The news comes just days after Donald Trump made it clear he intended to ban the aplicación in the US and Microsoft began evaluating the purchase.
That is what the report recommends different sources confirmed the Apple interest to receive the inquiry regarding ByteDance. However, just minutes after the publication of this rumor, an Apple spokesman he informed Axios to The company has no intention of bidding on TikTok.
Apple itself has confirmed that it has no intention of buying TikTok
Although according to the latest known data Apple probably won’t take over TikTokThe reality is that a platform like ByteDance’s Tim Cook could dominate given the company’s situation in the United States.
In addition, TikTok practices targeted advertisingData collection and content censorship are not very consistent with Apple’s philosophy and the way Apple manages its services.
As we report in Axios Pro Rata today, Apple has shown strong interest in buying TikTok. https://t.co/M0tmyoONui
—Dan Primack (@danprimack) August 4, 2020
So, The future of TikTok is still in the stars and it’s not entirely clear if an American company will take over running one of the world’s most habitual platforms. Recently there was new rumours until then Google plus and Microsoft would also be interested to take over the fashionable popular network.