TikTok buyout could cost $100B – and won’t include the algorithm<div class="feat-image">
</div><p>A <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/tiktok/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TikTok[/url] buyout by an American company appears to be the only way for <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/24/tiktok-ban-divest-bill-signed-into-law/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">the app to survive in the US[/url], and <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2024/04/30/tiktok-could-be-banned-in-europe/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">potentially in Europe too[/url]. But potential buyers could find themselves paying a lot of money and not getting the one thing they really want: the algorithm.</p>
<p>Real-estate billionaire Frank McCourt and former Treasury secretary Steven Mnuchin are among those who have confirmed they are planning bids for the app …</p>
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TikTok buyout could cost $100B – and won’t include the algorithm