Well, it happened: the US passed legislation to force ByteDance to divest TikTok in the country. Now, the company technically has 12 months to make it happen. But is that the end of the story? In this episode, we discuss how we arrived at this point, what avenues TikTok has left, and who or what might acquire TikTok if it comes down to that.

Links
TikTok could soon be sold. Here's how much it's worth and who could buy it. – CBS
Byte-Dance was told to sell TikTok or face a ban. There are legal complications – NPR
Down Round on X
Down Round on Instagram
Down Round on TikTok

Well, it happened: the US passed legislation to force ByteDance to divest TikTok in the country. Now, the company technically has 12 months to make it happen. But is that the end of the story? In this episode, we discuss how we arrived at this point, what avenues TikTok has left, and who or what might acquire TikTok if it comes down to that.
Links
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/how-much-is-tiktok-worth-2024/#:~:text=Who%20could%20buy%20TikTok%3F,and%20others%2C%22%20Ives%20said.">TikTok could soon be sold. Here's how much it's worth and who could buy it. – CBS</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.npr.org/2024/04/28/1247702973/byte-dance-was-told-to-sell-tiktok-or-face-a-ban-there-are-legal-complications">Byte-Dance was told to sell TikTok or face a ban. There are legal complications – NPR</a></li>
<li><a href="https://twitter.com/downroundpod">Down Round on X</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/downroundpod/">Down Round on Instagram</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@downroundpod">Down Round on TikTok</a></li>
</ul>

The number one podcast about tech business and culture, from James "JR" Hennessy and Raph Dixon.

Advertisement