'Cesspool of lies': Critics groan as Musk floated to buy TikTok

Social media users collectively groaned over a new report that Chinese officials are weighing their options in light of a looming ban on TikTok — including having tech billionaire Elon Musk buy the popular social media app's U.S. operation.

People familiar with the matter told Bloomberg News on Monday evening that officials in Beijing would prefer that the massively popular app — which has about 1 billion monthly active users worldwide — remain owned by ByteDance. However, In April 2024...