Reddit Co-founder Joins Bid to Buy TikTok’s US Operations

Alexis Ohanian said he would name the platform ‘TikTok: Freedom Edition’ if he succeeds in buying it.

Alexis Ohanian in the Queens borough of New York City on Sept. 7, 2019. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Reddit co-founder and investor Alexis Ohanian said on Tuesday that he has joined a bid to acquire TikTok’s U.S. operations.

“I’m officially now one of the people trying to buy TikTok US — and bring it on-chain,” he stated in a social media post, referring to the idea of transitioning TikTok into a blockchain-based platform.