We check in with the billionaire who wants to save it

Former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt has announced that he has received $20 billion in “informal” pledges from investors to purchase the TikTok app as part of a people’s bid. McCourt further said he wants to scale TikTok’s vision of interoperable, more privacy-friendly internet. “I don’t want or need the program that runs on TikTok’s For You page,” he added.