{"id":"tp-39265","type":"article-newspaper","title":"Axel Springer Says It Would Have Welcomed a TikTok Europe Role","author":"John Kim","publisher":"TOKENPOST Inc.","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/39265","datePublished":"2026-10-23T19:50:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-10-23T19:50:33.000Z","language":"en","abstract":"ByteDance called an allegation that CEO Mathias Döpfner proposed Axel Springer’s participation “a total fabrication.” Neither comment announced a European transaction or change to TikTok’s crypto ad rules.","section":"Business","references":[{"title":"U.S. venture arrangement","url":"https://www.tokenpost.com/news/business/29499"}]}