Following former President Biden's order in April 2024 for ByteDance to sell its shares or risk a U.S. ban, TikTok's future is still up in the air.
MrBeast has taken to TikTok to tease that he might become the company's new CEO, and that he's about to put in his 'final offer' for the app.
Donald Trump has given TikTok 75 days to convince US officials it doesn't threaten national security - most likely by finding a new, US owner for its American operation.
YouTube star MrBeast has confirmed that he’s making an official bid to purchase TikTok after the ban briefly went dark in the US.
After teasing interest in it, MrBeast reveals that he's officially flying out to make an offer to purchase troubled video app TikTok.
The platform is in need of saving in the United States, where approximately 170 million people have TikTok accounts. On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a federal law that will ban the platform on Jan. 19 unless TikTok’s China-based owner ByteDance divests its U.S. operations.
TikTok’s time will expire on Jan. 19 if no buyer is found or the Supreme Court rules in the app’s favor. Here’s what to know.
James "Jimmy" Donaldson, known as MrBeast on YouTube, made an offhand comment to X this week, saying he'd buy TikTok so it doesn't get banned.
MrBeast suggests the possibility of buying TikTok to save being banned in the US, and a number of billionaires have contacted him about it.
After revealing interest to buy TikTok, MrBeast says he has an offer to present to the company after meeting with a group of billionaires.
YouTube star MrBeast has sparked widespread speculation online with his expressed interest in acquiring TikTok.
YouTube star MrBeast confirms his official bid to purchase TikTok, aiming to save the app and become its new CEO.