ByteDance is exploring a deal to keep TikTok running in the US without selling its operations there, according to board member Bill Ford.
The app, which was set to be banned, now has a bit more time to find a home and address national security issues
TikTok owner ByteDance is reportedly still searching for non-sale options to stay in the US after the Supreme Court upheld a national security law requiring that TikTok's US operations either be shut down or sold to a non-foreign adversary.
MrBeast, the internet’s most-followed and highest-earning content creator, has joined a new bid to buy TikTok.
MrBeast, the popular YouTube star and the internet’s highest-earning content creator, is holding discussions with several groups that are interested in buying TikTok before a possible ban, according to a spokesperson.
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TikTok said Sunday it’s in the process of restoring service after President-elect Donald Trump announced he would extend a deadline to sell the company.
President-elect Donald Trump said he will “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a US law that threatens to shut down the popular platform as soon as Sunday, NBC News reported.
President Donald Trump said he would be open to billionaire supporter Elon Musk or Oracle Corp. Chairman Larry Ellison purchasing social video app TikTok as part of a joint venture with the US government.
TikTok Chief Executive Officer Shou Chew attended President Donald Trump’s inaugural events in Washington, appearing at a church service before the swearing-in ceremony as his popular video-sharing app faces the threat of a nationwide ban.
TikTok refutes a Bloomberg report alleging discussions about selling its US operations to Elon Musk to avoid a ban.