TikTok, Frank McCourt and Kevin O'Leary

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.
'Make TikTok wonderful again': Kevin O'Leary and billionaire Frank McCourt have big plans for TikTok — too bad it's not for sale
ByteDance has repeatedly stated it has no desire to sell TikTok, yet O’Leary has been persistent in his campaign to buy the U.S. arm of the platform — even without the algorithm in place.
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 deal and still comply with the Supreme Court's ruling on Friday. Why it matters: Billionaire McCourt says he has the money and the technology to keep TikTok running on American phones.
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,
'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary is part of a bid to buy TikTok — but it's not for sale. Yet.
A group led by Kevin O'Leary and billionaire Frank McCourt said it had submitted a bid for TikTok to the video app's Chinese owner Bytedance.
‘Make TikTok wonderful again’: Kevin O’Leary explains his plan to save the social media platform
Mr. Wonderful” Kevin O’Leary is partnering up with another investor in a bid to save TikTok and hopes China and the Supreme Court will allow them to make it “wonderful
Frank McCourt's Bold Move: Reimagining TikTok's U.S. Landscape
Frank McCourt has expressed a willingness to retain TikTok's existing investors in the deal to acquire its U.S. operations from ByteDance. The bid, valued at $20 billion, includes contingencies to address national security concerns.
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.
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