WSJ News Exclusive | Google Weighs Acquisition of Rival to Video App TikTok

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Google wants its own TikTok. It may spend big money to get there.

Google has held discussions about acquiring a video-sharing startup that could help it counter fast-growing TikTok, people familiar with the matter say.

Google is weighing a deal for Firework, a free smartphone app for users to share 30-second homemade videos with strangers. Like TikTok, Firework tries to surface viral, edited videos from unlikely sources, though Firework aims for an older audience than its better-known competitor out of China that is big among teens.

 

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'Google wants' : PERSONAL DATA THEFT. For a control and a financial compensation of the USERS by Google, Facebook and by any company collecting personal data users (our property) for the exploitation,spying and the resale of this personal data.

Google wants its own TikTok. It may spend big money to get there.

Are people aware that TikTok is a Chinese app created entirely by AI algorithms? Shouldn't this be reported on?

Go away google. You’ve worn out your welcome.

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