Elon Musk saved Twitter, in a sense. Taking it from being a land of censorship to a platform we might actually want to be on. Is it possible he could save TikTok for us, too?
According to reports, Chinese officials are in talks about selling the video platform to Musk, which would essentially prevent the impending ban, which he has spoken out against.
“I’m generally against banning things… it would help Twitter if TikTok was banned because then people would spend more time on Twitter and less time on TikTok,” Musk said in a previous interview. “But even if it would help Twitter, I would still be against banning things.”
Check it out:
JUST IN: Chinese officials are discussing a possible sale of TikTok to Elon Musk if the company is unable to stop the US ban, according to Bloomberg.
Big, if true.
Musk has previously spoken out against banning TikTok, arguing that although it would help X, he is against… pic.twitter.com/7m2V6fTlB9
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) January 14, 2025