Twitter, TikTok held preliminary talks about potential combination: WSJ

By Syndicated Content Aug 8, 2020 | 5:46 PM

(Reuters) – Twitter Inc has held preliminary negotiations about a potential combination with TikTok, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday, citing sources.

The report added it was unclear whether Twitter will pursue a deal with TikTok, which would involve the video-sharing app’s U.S. operations.

Microsoft is still seen as the front-runner in bidding for the app’s U.S. operations, the newspaper reported https://on.wsj.com/2Dx4MCQ.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Bengaluru; Editing by Daniel Wallis)

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Twitter, TikTok held preliminary talks about potential combination: WSJ

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