TikTok originally started out as Musical.ly, image via Reuters
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Mark Zuckerberg has called Tik Tok a threat to democracy, even though he tried to buy its predecessor

Mark Zuckerberg has been on a tirade against TikTok over the last few months, even going so far as to call it a threat to democracy. He made these statements even though he tried to buy Musical.ly, the app that became TikTok, in 2016. According to an insider, Zuckerberg attempted the purchase to break into the Chinese market.

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Thu Nov 14 - BusinessInsider

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