'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary said he wants to crowdfund buying TikTok

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Kevin O'Leary is a Canadian investor and "Shark Tank" host.

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Billionaire real estate investor Frank McCourt wants to buy TikTok — but he's not interested in the algorithm

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Frank McCourt.

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No, seriously. Where are the TikTok buyers?

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TikTok hasn't drawn a huge list of buyers. Who's going to step up?

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'Intellectual influencers' will soon be taking over your social-media feeds

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Intellectual influencers, or thought leaders, are the ones who will survive a social-media flux (stock image)

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TikTok is taking the US to court to stop its ban

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Thursday, March 23, 2023.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testifies during a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing on Thursday, March 23, 2023.

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I tried the app TikTokers could embrace if a ban becomes reality — I'm not convinced it will attract Gen Zers

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Clapper probably isn't the place for Gen Zers unless loads of them sign up en mass.

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Black creators were instrumental in building TikTok. Now they fear they'll be hit the hardest by a ban.

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Black content creators may be most affected if TikTok is banned in the US (stock photo).

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What happens if TikTok is sold without the algorithm that drives the 'For You' page? It might not be so bad.

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One of the best parts of TikTok could be erased if it gets sold. But maybe that wouldn't be so bad.

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Legal experts say the TikTok divest-or-ban bill could stand up in court despite being a free-speech disaster

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TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew in Washington, DC on Tuesday February 14, 2023.
TikTok CEO Shou Chew.

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Gen Z would rather take a chance on a new app than use 'embarrassing' Instagram if TikTok gets banned

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If TikTok is banned in the US, young people will need somewhere else to go.

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