Chew initiated messages with the Tesla CEO in fresh weeks and asked for his opinions on topics starting from the incoming administration to doable tech coverage, the legend added
Reuters
24 November, 2024, 01:55 pm
Closing modified: 24 November, 2024, 01:59 pm
ByteDance-owned TikTok Chief Govt Officer Shou Zi Chew has sought input on US matters from Elon Musk, a shut adviser to President-elect Donald Trump, the Wall Street Journal reported on Saturday citing of us acquainted with the topic.
Chew initiated messages with the Tesla CEO in fresh weeks and asked for his opinions on topics starting from the incoming administration to doable tech coverage, the legend added.
Elon Musk, TikTok, ByteDance and the Trump administration didn’t straight reply to Reuters’ requests for feedback.
Both executives possess no longer discussed particular measures to defend TikTok working in the United States, the Journal reported, in conjunction with that Chew has saved ByteDance’s senior leadership knowledgeable of the talks, with executives cautiously optimistic about discovering a style forward.
ByteDance executives had been hedging their bets before the US election, assembly with of us shut to Trump and with of us shut to Democratic nominee Kamala Harris, the legend added.
Trump, who unsuccessfully tried to ban TikTok in 2020, has mentioned if elected in November he would no longer allow TikTok to be barred.
