U.S. and China sign off on TikTok deal
A year after a law that effectively banned TikTok from the U.S. went into effect, China and the U.S. have signed off on a deal, according to a White House official. Kelly O'Grady explains.
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A year after a law that effectively banned TikTok from the U.S. went into effect, China and the U.S. have signed off on a deal, according to a White House official. Kelly O'Grady explains.
ByteDance, TikTok's Chinese parent company, has signed a deal to sell its U.S. operations to a group of investors, including two American companies. Alexandra Levine, tech reporter for Bloomberg News, joins with more.
TikTok has agreed to sell its U.S. operations to a consortium of investors. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady joins to assess the potential implications.
ByteDance, the Chinese company that owns TikTok, reached an agreement with a group of American investors so the popular social media app can remain in operation in the U.S., according to a source familiar with the negotiation. Megan Leonhardt, a senior writer for Barron's, joins CBS News with more.
President Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that paves the way for a deal brokered by his administration to keep TikTok operating in the U.S.
President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday, clearing the way for TikTok to remain operational in the U.S. under a new ownership model. CBS News White House reporter Aaron Navarro dives deeper.
President Trump signed an executive order Thursday that paves the way for a deal to allow TikTok to continue operating in the U.S. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady reports.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on TikTok Thursday, saying it will allow control of the app and its algorithm to be placed in the hands of American investors.
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