"Former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick and "Shark Tank" Investor Eye TikTok Acquisition Amidst Potential Ban"
TL;DR
Former Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick is reportedly interested in buying TikTok amid US legislation threatening to ban the app or force its sale. Kotick, who left Activision amid controversy, allegedly discussed the idea with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and ByteDance Executive Chair Zhang Yiming. The potential purchase comes as lawmakers introduce a bill requiring TikTok's China-based parent company to sell the app within six months or face a US ban, prompting TikTok to rally its users against the legislation.
- Activision Blizzard's ex-CEO Bobby Kotick reportedly wants to buy TikTok Engadget
- TikTok Crackdown Shifts Into Overdrive, With Sale or Shutdown on Table The Wall Street Journal
- Kevin O’Leary suggests he will buy TikTok if proposed ban advances The Hill
- Former Activision Blizzard boss Bobby Kotick reportedly wants to buy TikTok Eurogamer.net
- "Shark Tank" investor plans to buy TikTok if bill to ban the app pushes through Salon
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