The struggle to stop Ticket is far from finishing.
It began in 2019, when US lawmakers began to stop Tiktok from government equipment, but it reached a fever in 2024 when then President Joe Biden signed a bill in law that would stop Tiki if it did not dive from the company of her parent, bytedance. It all happened because of the fear that Tiktok poses a threat of national security as its parent company is based on China and subject to Chinese intelligence laws that may theoretically force by bydance to give its data to the Communist Party Chinese, an American opponent.
The detention eventually made his way to the Supreme Court, with activists of the first change rights attacking the detention, as Americans have a first right to change from abroad, including propaganda. The court eventually decided to support Tiktok’s detention in a unanimous decision. And the detention came into force (for about 12 hours). That is to say, so far President Donald Trump said he will extend the period before the law comes into force. Now, the app is running and returning to app stores – at least, until Trump’s extension is over on April 5.
Tiktok says he is likely to not sell, but the only way to stop an American ban is now for another company to grow and buy it. Most of the details about these talks are not public, and we will not know for sure who is at the top of the short -shaped video application until the deal is signed, but that does not stop rumors from flying. For example, for a while we all thought Elon Musk, CEO I X, Spacex and Tesla would buy Tiktok, but it was before he went out and said he had no plan. Here’s who can actually be in talks to buy tiktok:
Oracle
Last month, it was reported that the Oracle Software Company, along with a group of other external investors, would take control of the application. According to the NPR, who received the exclusivity for the deal, she was being negotiated by Trump’s White House and would allow Bytedance to carry some of the minorities in the company; Oracle will oversee the application algorithm, data collection and software updates. Trump later denied that he was working on an agreement with Oracle, Reuters reported, but continued to work with “very essential people” for a deal. Trump even said he will “like Larry [Ellison] To buy it, ”referring to the President of Oracle.
Mrbeast
YouTube and Tiktok star Jimmy Donaldson, whom you probably know as a mrbeast, is apparently looking to buy Tiktok along with a group of investors.
“Okay, I will buy tic to the land so that it is not stopped,” he posted on X in January. Although the TikTok spelling mistakenly, his lawyers confirmed to CNN that he was serious.
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Project Freedom and Kevin O’Leary
Canadian investor and Shark Tank star Kevin O’Leary said he would “want to work with Trump” in a deal to buy Tiktok, according to CNBC. He also joined an offer along with the founder of the Liberty Frank McCourt project in “The People’s Offer for Tiktok”, which offered $ 20 billion in cash.
Steven Mnuchin
Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told the CNBC in March 2023 that he started a group of investors to buy the app but did not provide details. He helped Trump a mediator a deal in 2020 that would have Oracle and Walmart to get a large part in Tiktok, but no doubt this did not go out.
Foreigner he and the US government
The US -based search engine, he put them on an offer to create a new American holder called “Newco” and then to join Tiktok, Reuters reported. The holding company will mean that the US government will reach half of the new company in the future, which can lead to some very serious first change concerns.
Microsoft
According to Reuters, Microsoft is also in talks to buy tiktok. The details are not public.
Bobby kotick
As IGN reported in March 2024, the former Director General of Activision Bobby Kotick reportedly wanted to buy Tiktok. The details are not public and it is unclear whether that reported interest has become something strong.
Rumble
Twitch’s rival is also thought to be interested in buying Tiktok, and even putting an offer in March 2024.
Amazon
In 2024, forbes reported – with the help of a former Tiktok employee – Amazon was also in talks to buy the app. The details here are not public.
US government’s sovereign wealth fund
Trump has suggested that a Sovereign property fund in the US could buy Tiktok, BBC reported. This can lead to some first change concerns about the type of content that is polished in the application. Content moderation is one thing in a private social media application, but it would keep a number of issues when moderators are a government organization.