US President Donald Trump has given ByteDance until Tuesday to sell TikTok’s US operations. Photo: Reuters
US President Donald Trump has given ByteDance until Tuesday to sell TikTok’s US operations. Photo: Reuters
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exclusive | TikTok’s algorithm not for sale, ByteDance tells US: source

  • Chinese tech company decides not to sell or transfer code behind the popular video-sharing app, source says
  • Decision comes in final countdown to Trump’s deadline for sale of American operations

Zhou XinTracy Qu
Zhou Xin in Hong Kongand Tracy Qu in Shanghai

Updated: 4:10pm, 15 Oct, 2020

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US President Donald Trump has given ByteDance until Tuesday to sell TikTok’s US operations. Photo: Reuters
US President Donald Trump has given ByteDance until Tuesday to sell TikTok’s US operations. Photo: Reuters
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