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Op-Ed | Who Could Buy TikTok?

Successful social media acquisitions require keeping both talent and technology in place. Neither is likely to happen in a deal for the Chinese app, writes Dave Lee.
TikTok is facing new pressures.
Potential suitors might want to think long and hard about what they’re getting into, Lee argues. (Shutterstock)

ByteDance Ltd.’s Hail Mary legal effort to avoid selling or shutting down TikTok relies on convincing a judge the social network will disappear entirely, squashing the free speech rights of millions of Americans.

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