News Gadgets News Former Activision boss reportedly wants to buy TikTok Trending Garena Free Fire Max Codes Wordle Diljit Dosanjh Tapswap Daily Codes Tomarket Secret Daily Combo Ratan Tata Death Tapcoin Daily Bounty Cards Genshin Impact Codes Blade Ball Codes MemeFi Daily Codes Garena Free Fire Max Codes Wordle Diljit Dosanjh Tapswap Daily Codes Tomarket Secret Daily Combo Ratan Tata Death Tapcoin Daily Bounty Cards Genshin Impact Codes Blade Ball Codes MemeFi Daily Codes Garena Free Fire Max Codes Wordle Diljit Dosanjh Tapswap Daily Codes Tomarket Secret Daily Combo Ratan Tata Death Tapcoin Daily Bounty Cards Genshin Impact Codes Blade Ball Codes MemeFi Daily Codes This story is from March 11, 2024 Former Activision boss reportedly wants to buy TikTok TOI Tech Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Mar 11, 2024, 14:38 IST Share AA + Text Size Small Medium Large Follow us Bobby Kotick, former head of Activision Blizzard, may buy TikTok amid its potential US ban. A bill to sell TikTok is introduced, backed by President Biden. Kotick discussed acquisition with OpenAI head. Activision Blizzard faced a lawsuit. Concerns about data privacy and ties to China persist. TikTok urges American users to support it. Bobby Kotick , the former head of Activision Blizzard, is reportedly considering buying TikTok , as the app could be banned in the United States. The Wall Street Journal reports that Kotick has talked to ByteDance , the company that owns TikTok, about buying the app, which could cost hundreds of billions of dollars. This comes as US lawmakers introduce a new bill that would make ByteDance sell TikTok within six months or stop it from being available in US app stores. President Joe Biden has said he would approve the bill if it passes in Congress. The Wall Street Journal report adds that Kotick, the head of OpenAI , Sam Altman , discussed teaming up to buy TikTok at a dinner last week. Kotick's interest in TikTok follows a rough end to his 30 years leading Activision Blizzard, which Microsoft acquired last year. The company faced a lawsuit saying it allowed sexual harassment and discrimination under Kotick's leadership. The Wall Street Journal also said Kotick knew about bad behaviour and didn't tell the board everything. Kotick was accused of harassment, but Activision Blizzard said the report was "misleading." Lawmakers are worried about data privacy and TikTok's ties to China. US President Biden, whose administration has banned the app already on state devices, has expressed his support for banning the app in the US. However, former President Donald Trump, who once wanted to ban TikTok, has changed his mind, saying a ban would help TikTok's rivals, like Facebook and YouTube. As the bill against TikTok gains support, the app has asked its American users to speak up for it, sending messages telling users to call their representatives. The bill, which passed a committee last week, is expected to be approved when the House votes on Wednesday. If it passes, it will then go to the Senate, and then the bill will be signed by the President of the US.Former Activision boss reportedly wants to buy TikTok About the Author TOI Tech Desk The TOI Tech Desk is a dedicated team of journalists committed to delivering the latest and most relevant news from the world of technology to readers of The Times of India. TOI Tech Desk’s news coverage spans a wide spectrum across gadget launches, gadget reviews, trends, in-depth analysis, exclusive reports and breaking stories that impact technology and the digital universe. Be it how-tos or the latest happenings in AI, cybersecurity, personal gadgets, platforms like WhatsApp, Instagram, Facebook and more; TOI Tech Desk brings the news with accuracy and authenticity. 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