TikTok calls reports of potential sale to Elon Musk 'pure fiction'

14 Jan 2025, 12:02 by Clyde Hughes · UPI

Jan. 14 (UPI) -- TikTok officials threw cold water on a report that China is considering a deal that would allow ByteDance to sell the U.S. portion of the popular video app to Elon Musk, owner of X.

The report and denial come just days before the platform is scheduled to be banned in the United States and the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on whether that ban is constitutional.