TikTok denies rumours of sale to Elon Musk amid US ban, calls it ‘pure fiction’: Report

ByteDance owned social media platform TikTok has denied the reports on the potential sale of the app to billionaire and Tesla boss Elon Musk to continue its operations amid a possible ban by the US government , reported Variety.

Earlier, a report emerged stating that “Chinese officials are evaluating a potential option that involves Elon Musk acquiring the US operations of TikTok” if the US government enacts a law that would require ByteDance, a Chinese company, to divest its stake or the app will be banned, Bloomberg said citing anonymous sources.