Well, it seems like TikTok is going to be banned in the United States, especially after the Supreme Court upheld the ban that the government wants to have in place on January 19 if owner ByteDance doesn’t sell it.
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But before we all flock to RedNote or Clapper or whatever, what if someone — or someones — step in to buy TikTok and save it in the 11th hour? It could happen, right?
We’ll see. But there have been names thrown around as possible buyers, so we’ll list those here as we wait:
Mr. Beast
The YouTuber better known as James “Jimmy” Donaldson has expressed interest.
Elon Musk
Of course his name has been thrown around.
Frank McCourt and Kevin O’Leary
The Shark Tank star and the ex-Dodgers owner are also interested.
Steven Mnuchin
Per The AP: “Mnuchin told CNBC he had started creating an investor group that would purchase the popular social media company. He offered no details about who may be in the group or about TikTok’s possible valuation.”
