The Long Shot Bid to Save TikTok: A Deep Dive into Project Liberty
Frank McCourt's bold bid to save TikTok from a US ban and transform it into a decentralized platform.
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The Long Shot Bid to Save TikTok: A Deep Dive into Project Liberty
As the January 19th deadline for a potential TikTok ban looms large, a surprising contender has emerged: Frank McCourt, the real estate billionaire and former owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers. McCourt's ambitious Project Liberty aims to acquire TikTok's US operations and transform it into a decentralized platform, a move that could reshape the future of social media. A David vs. Goliath Battle ByteDance, TikTok's parent company, has so far shown little willingness to sell the app's US operations. The company seems to be banking on a potential Supreme Court intervention or a change in the political landscape to avert a ban. Major tech giants like Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Oracle have remained on the sidelines, adopting a wait-and-see approach. McCourt's Vision: A Decentralized Utopia McCourt's plan is to fundamentally disrupt TikTok's business model. He envisions a platform where users have greater control over their data and content, built on a decen…