On February 9, according to Fortune, at a conference held in AxelSpringer, Germany, Musk first expressed his views on the topic of acquisition TikTok. He said he had not made a takeover offer for TikTok and had no relevant plans. Musk said he personally does not use TikTok, saying: "I am not enthusiastic about acquiring TikTok, I usually prefer to build companies from scratch." Earlier, it was reported that Chinese officials were evaluating the possibility of Musk buying TikTok U.S. business, and if TikTok fail to successfully respond to the ban, Musk's X platform could take over TikTok U.S. business.