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,
Will TikTok be banned? Billionaire Frank McCourt wants to buy the app. Here's what to know
Frank McCourt, former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers, wants to purchase TikTok with a group of partners ahead of the proposed ban.
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.
Who could buy TikTok before Sunday? What to know after Supreme Court upholds ban
The high-profile names who could potentially buy TikTok following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold the law banning the ...
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 ...
Supreme Court Upholds TikTok Ban—Here’s What To Know
Justice Brett Kavanaugh brought up past examples of the U.S. blocking broadcasting companies from having ties to foreign ...
TikTok goes dark as U.S. ban takes effect
TikTok users in the United States were not able to watch videos on the popular social media platform on Saturday evening, ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...