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Twitch rival Rumble wants to acquire TikTok amid US ban threats


Twitch rival and free speech platform Rumble has made an offer to buy TikTok and serve as its cloud technology partner.

Now, Rumble has thrown its name into the ring with its CEO Chris Pavlovski issuing an offer publicly on social media addressed to ByteDance’s Shou Zi Chew. In the letter, Rumble explained that in the event ByteDance divests its ownership in TikTok, the streaming site was ready to team up with other parties and join a consortium to acquire and operate the app. The news comes just one day after the public launch of Rumble Cloud, a service designed to provide affordable pricing to businesses while championing free speech and an open internet.

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