TikTok, Frank McCourt

As TikTok prepares to shut down, billionaire Frank McCourt wants to buy it to radically change how the internet works
McCourt wants to build a decentralized version of the internet where individual users, rather than tech companies, own the reams of data spawned by their online lives.
These Billionaires, Companies And Investors—Elon Musk, Frank McCourt And More—Could Buy TikTok As Ban Looms
ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is required to sell the app to a U.S.-based buyer or face a nationwide ban.
Billionaire McCourt open to keeping original investors in any TikTok deal
Businessman Frank McCourt is "open-minded" to keeping TikTok's existing investors, including the founder, involved after any deal to buy the U.S. operations of the Chinese-owned short-form video app,
Billionaire investor Frank McCourt discusses his bid for TikTok
Frank McCourt, a billionaire investor who has campaigned to make the internet safer through his Project Liberty foundation, has made a bid for TikTok. McCourt told NBC News' Kate Snow that he will make "fundamental" changes to the app if his bid is successful.
Kevin O’Leary teams up with Frank McCourt in bid to buy TikTok ... which isn’t for sale
O’Leary, the Trump-supporting investor and “Shark Tank” star, is joining former L.A. Dodgers owner Frank McCourt’s bid to purchase TikTok. Here’s what McCourt’s group is looking to accomplish.
Frank McCourt, Kevin O'Leary 'have a solution, viable deal' for TikTok
Billionaire entrepreneur Frank McCourt details what will happen when his offer with Kevin O'Leary to buy TikTok could be accepted and they begin negotiations with ByteDance.
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Is TikTok Actually Getting Banned? Live Updates
NBC News reports that TikTok has boosted advertisements for Lemon8, an application also owned by ByteDance, in recent days.
TikTok Worth up to $200 Billion, Expert
The popular platform could be banned on Jan. 19 under a federal law, while many parties have expressed interest in buying the ...
Why Trump Should Rethink Enforcing TikTok's Forced Sale Law
For now, TikTok’s ability to operate stateside hangs in the balance after the Supreme Court upheld the law demanding that ...
TikTok goes dark as U.S. ban takes effect
TikTok users in the United States were not able to watch videos on the popular social media platform on Saturday evening, ...
‘Make TikTok wonderful again’: Kevin O’Leary explains his plan to save the social media platform
Mr. Wonderful” Kevin O’Leary is partnering up with another investor in a bid to save TikTok and hopes China and the Supreme ...
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Is the TikTok Ban a Chance to Rethink the Whole Internet?
The billionaire Frank McCourt is launching a “people’s bid” to buy the app, replace its addictive algorithm, and give users ...
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Kevin O’Leary says he’s put $20B ‘cash’ on the table for embattled TikTok
Shark Tank' investor Kevin O'Leary told Fox News that he's offering $20 billion to buy TikTok after the Supreme Court upheld its ban.