ByteDance Explores Sale Of Indian TikTok Assets To Rival Firm Glance

ByteDance Explores Sale Of Indian TikTok Assets To Rival Firm Glance

China’s ByteDance is said to be exploring the sale of the India operations of TikTok to rival unicorn Glance,
Bloomberg News reported on Saturday.

The discussions, initiated by Japan’s SoftBank Group Corp, are private, early and complex, the report said, citing
people familiar with the matter.

 Glance’s parent, mobile advertising technology firm InMobi, also owns short-video app Roposo that has gained in
popularity after TikTok was banned by the Indian government in July last year.

 SoftBank is a backer of InMobi Pte as well as TikTok’s Chinese parent, ByteDance, the report added.
Softbank, ByteDance and InMobi, did not immediately respond to Reuters request for comment.

 Last month, ByteDance reduced its 2,000-plus India team and said in a company memo that it’s unsure of resuming
operations in India.

 The move came after India decided to retain its ban on TikTok and 58 other Chinese apps following responses from
the companies on issues such as compliance and privacy.

 According to the report, the Indian government will insist that user data and technology of TikTok stay within its
borders if the talks progress.

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