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TikTok’s Origin Story: Court Files Show Role of GOP Megadonor Jeff Yass

Court records, mistakenly made public, tell a story about the birth of ByteDance, its bumpy road to success and the role of the Republican megadonor Jeff Yass’s firm.

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The former headquarters of ByteDance, the parent company of the video sharing app TikTok, in Beijing.

TikTok Bill Would Complicate ByteDance Investments if Passed

26 March 2024 at 14:21
Major U.S. investment firms such as General Atlantic, Susquehanna and Sequoia Capital own stakes in ByteDance, the parent of TikTok. Their investments are increasingly under fire.

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A confluence of politics and economics means ByteDance is also unlikely to go public soon, which would enable its shares to trade.
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