Elon Musk’s deconstruction of X might show what’s in store for TikTok

The idea of Elon Musk as a potential buyer for TikTok may seem like the craziest development yet in the saga of the US government’s determination to ban the app. But it’s not as out-of-left-field as it sounds, and would carry its own potential harms.

The world’s wealthiest man has long said he hopes to create an “everything app,” and incorporating TikTok into X, formerly Twitter, would take him a step toward that goal.