The Chinese TikTok application in front of the American flag.
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Dongxu Fang / Costfoto / Sipa USA /
This is an announcement that will not fail to react the tenant of the White House as he has invested in the file.
Microsoft's offer to buy out TikTok's US operations has been rejected by ByteDance, the platform's Chinese owner, the US IT giant announced Sunday evening.
"We are convinced that our proposal would have been good for TikTok users while protecting national security interests," Microsoft said.
Decrees against complaint
The Redmond group had indicated in early August its interest in TikTok, under the threat of a ban in the United States.
President Donald Trump, who has accused the popular social network of spying for China's benefit without proof for months, has signed executive orders to force ByteDance to quickly sell TikTok's activities on American soil.
If a buyback agreement is not reached before September 20, the platform will have to close in the United States.
The application for its part filed a complaint against the US government to contest this measure.
Oracle's turn
“We would have made significant changes to ensure that the service meets the highest standards for security, privacy, safety and the fight against disinformation,” said Microsoft.
At the end of August, the supermarket group Walmart confirmed that it had joined forces with Microsoft in negotiations to acquire the platform for sharing short videos, generally humorous or musical.
However, this partnership of the two American giants was not enough.
According to several American media, the IT group Oracle, whose name has circulated as one of the possible acquirers, now has the way open for the acquisition of the American activities of TikTok.
Oracle and TikTok did not immediately confirm.
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