US President Donald Trump said on Saturday that he was interacting with many people about buying tickets and probably will take a decision on the future of the popular app in the next 30 days.
“I have talked to many people about tickets and are very interested in tickets,” Trump told reporters at Air Force One during Florida flight.
Earlier in the day, the Reuters, who knows about the discussion, said that Trump’s administration is working on a plan to save tickets, in which software company Oracle and Outside Investors to effectively control the operation of the app. The exploitation of a group is involved.
As part of the deal being interacted by the White House, the owner of the China -based owner of the ticket, bytedens, will retain the stake in the company, but the data collection and the software update will be overseen by Oracle, which already provides the foundation of the web infrastructure of the ticket Is. Sources told the Reuters.
However, in his comment from reporters on the flight, Trump said that he had not talked to Larry Ellison of Oracle about buying the app.
Asked if he is making any compromise with Oracle and other investors to save tickets, Trump said: “No, not with Oracle. Many people, very good people, talk about buying it Are doing it and I will probably decide on it. ” “The next 30 days. Congress has given 90 days. If we can save the ticket, I think it will be a good thing.”
Sources said that the terms of any possible deal with Oracle are unstable and there is a possibility of change. A source said that the entire scope of discussion has not been decided yet and it may include American operations as well as other areas.
The National Public Radio on Saturday reported the negotiations of the deal for the global operation of the ticket, citing two people who have been aware of the conversation. Oracle had no immediate comments.
According to sources, the deal is expected to participate in the deal with the existing American investors. Jeff Yas’s Suscahanna International Group, General Atlantic, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Sikoia Capital Bite -in supporters are among the American supporters.
Representatives of Ticketkock, Bite -to -Bitted Investors General Atlantic, KKR, Sikoia and Suskhanna could not be immediately contacted.
One of the sources said that billionaire Frank McCourt -led investor group and other people, including Jimmy Donaldson, known as YouTube Star Mr. Beast, are not part of the Oracle dialogue.
Oracle responsible
Under the terms of the deal, Oracle will be responsible for resolving national security issues. To reduce Washington’s concerns about Chinese government’s intervention, Tikokok initially made a deal with Oracle to store the information of American users in 2022.
According to one of the sources, the management of tickets will remain unchanged to operate the short video app.
The app, used by 170 million Americans, was temporarily offline to users shortly before the law that was implemented on January 19, stating that it was sold by Bitdons on national security basis Should go, or be banned.
Trump signed an executive order after taking charge a day later, seeking a delay of 75 days in the implementation of the law, which was warned by the US officials that the misuse of data of Americans under Bittden There was danger.
According to the NPR report, Oracle and White House officials held a meeting on Friday about the possible deal and another meeting has been scheduled next week.
The NPR report quoted the source as saying that Oracle was interested in the stake of “tens of billions”, but the rest of the deal is still going on.
Trump has said that he would “want the United States to have a 50% ownership status in the United States in Ticketkocks”.
NPR, citing another source, said that the Congress is seen to be a major obstacle by the White House.
Those advocating free speech have opposed the ban on ticket -lock under the law signed by the US Congress and signed by former President Joe Biden.
The company has said that US authorities have misunderstood its relations with China, arguing that its content recommended engine and user data are stored in the United States on the cloud server operated by Oracle, while American users are stored in the United States. The affected material moderation decisions are also made in the US.