TikTok, Frank McCourt

As TikTok prepares to shut down, billionaire Frank McCourt wants to buy it to radically change how the internet works
McCourt wants to build a decentralized version of the internet where individual users, rather than tech companies, own the reams of data spawned by their online lives.
These Billionaires, Companies And Investors—Elon Musk, Frank McCourt And More—Could Buy TikTok As Ban Looms
ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is required to sell the app to a U.S.-based buyer or face a nationwide ban.
Billionaire McCourt open to keeping original investors in any TikTok deal
Businessman Frank McCourt is "open-minded" to keeping TikTok's existing investors, including the founder, involved after any deal to buy the U.S. operations of the Chinese-owned short-form video app,
‘Shark Tank’s’ Kevin O’Leary and billionaire Frank McCourt want to buy TikTok. One problem: It’s not for sale
A group formed by billionaire entrepreneur and former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has made a formal offer to buy TikTok from its China-based parent company, ByteDance.
Billionaire investor Frank McCourt discusses his bid for TikTok
Frank McCourt, a billionaire investor who has campaigned to make the internet safer through his Project Liberty foundation, has made a bid for TikTok. McCourt told NBC News' Kate Snow that he will make "fundamental" changes to the app if his bid is successful.
Marseille owner Frank McCourt wants to buy TikTok’s US operations
Olympique de Marseille’s owner Frank McCourt has announced via a group he created called Project Liberty that he is planning to put together a consortium of investors to buy the US operations of
Frank McCourt, Kevin O'Leary 'have a solution, viable deal' for TikTok
Billionaire entrepreneur Frank McCourt details what will happen when his offer with Kevin O'Leary to buy TikTok could be accepted and they begin negotiations with ByteDance.
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Is TikTok Actually Getting Banned? Live Updates
NBC News reports that TikTok has boosted advertisements for Lemon8, an application also owned by ByteDance, in recent days.
TikTok Worth up to $200 Billion, Expert
The popular platform could be banned on Jan. 19 under a federal law, while many parties have expressed interest in buying the ...
Why Trump Should Rethink Enforcing TikTok's Forced Sale Law
For now, TikTok’s ability to operate stateside hangs in the balance after the Supreme Court upheld the law demanding that ...
‘Make TikTok wonderful again’: Kevin O’Leary explains his plan to save the social media platform
Mr. Wonderful” Kevin O’Leary is partnering up with another investor in a bid to save TikTok and hopes China and the Supreme ...
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Is the TikTok Ban a Chance to Rethink the Whole Internet?
The billionaire Frank McCourt is launching a “people’s bid” to buy the app, replace its addictive algorithm, and give users ...
Kevin O'Leary says '$20B is on the table' in bid to buy TikTok
O'Leary Ventures chairman Kevin O'Leary joins ‘America’s Newsroom’ to discuss his efforts to buy TikTok after the Supreme ...
It's official: TikTok is set to be banned. Here's what happens next.
TikTok had argued otherwise before the justices last week. “There is no doubt that, for more than 170 million Americans, TikTok offers a distinctive and expansive outlet for expression, means of ...
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A protest against America’s TikTok ban is mired in contradiction
ByteDance has until January 19th to sell TikTok to a non-Chinese owner, or see the app banned in America. As the chances of a ...