TikTok is in the spotlight in the U.S. as big companies are looking to buy it. Bill Ford, the CEO of General Atlantic, which is a part-owner of TikTok’s parent company, believes a solution is on the way to keep TikTok alive in the U.S. He shared this optimism during a talk at the World Economic Forum.
On the other hand, popular YouTuber MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, isn’t officially in the race to buy TikTok. He teased in a post that he would buy TikTok to prevent it from being banned. After his tweet, he said many billionaires contacted him, but his spokesperson confirmed he hasn’t made any official bids yet.
The future of TikTok is still hanging in the balance. A new federal law says TikTok must find a buyer for its U.S. operations by January 19 or face being banned. TikTok briefly stopped access for users in the U.S., but later it was back online, thanks to an executive order signed by then-President Trump, which delayed the ban for 75 days.
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