Netizens persuaded ByteDance to sell TikTok to the United States, after all, it was a real tens of billions of dollars
On April 26, Reuters reported the latest news on TikTok. According to people familiar with the matter, if ByteDance has exhausted legal means by then, it has not overturned the divestiture bill. Then ByteDance would rather shut down TikTok than sell it to American buyers.
Because TikTok's business operations rely on algorithms, if TikTok is sold, then the core algorithm must also be sold. But it is impossible for ByteDance to sell its core algorithms. And TikTok only accounts for a small part of ByteDance's total revenue, so it is better to close it directly than this. lest after selling to American sellers, their core algorithm will be leaked. And ByteDance has also said before that it doesn't have any idea of selling TikTok. So the authenticity of this news is still very high.
But unexpectedly, in the comment area, some netizens persuaded ByteDance to sell TikTok to American sellers. The reason is also very simple, if the United States wants to do it, your kind of core algorithm is not a difficult thing for them. After all, everyone knows that the United States is the largest country in science and technology. Even computers were invented in the United States. Take out a big technology company at random there, and they all enjoy a good reputation in the world. Therefore, if the United States really wants to do it, it can do it. And TikTok is not cheap, and it can sell for tens of billions of dollars if it is sold to American buyers. It's better to sell, and it's not more advantageous to buy other technology companies in the United States.
It can only be said that this netizen's thoughts are still very much for the sake of ByteDance. But if ByteDance really would rather close TikTok than sell it to the United States, such a backbone approach is the most admirable. So my personal words, I still support ByteDance not to compromise, and would rather shut it down than sell it to the United States.
Of course, it's hard to say anything about this matter in the future. It is also possible that ByteDance can successfully use legal means to overturn the divestiture bill and continue to operate in the United States. Or maybe ByteDance has other ideas, it's not impossible. can only say that this matter still has to see if this bill can be overturned by then.