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.
‘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 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,
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.
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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TikTok bidder Frank McCourt says his offer is funded, complies with Supreme Court
Real estate mogul Frank McCourt, who is trying to buy TikTok's U.S. arm, reiterated his investor group's ability to make a ...
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How Long Will TikTok Return For? Updates
The law gives the president the option to extend the ban by 90 days, but triggering the extension requires evidence that ...
Explainer: What happens to TikTok now?
Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions ...
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 ...
Frank McCourt and Kevin O’Leary formally offer to buy TikTok after securing investors, debt financing, and a go-ahead from the White House
The Supreme Court is set to hear opening arguments in ByteDance’s case to block a sale.
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 ...
TikTok's U.S. operations could be worth as much as $50 billion if ByteDance decides to sell
Business moguls should be prepared to spend tens of billions of dollars for TikTok’s U.S. operations should parent company ...
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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 ...