If ByteDance does not sell TikTok by Sunday, January 19, 2025, the app will face a U.S. ban. Federal law mandates the sale or shutdown of the platform. Chinese officials are considering selling TikTok’s U.S. operations to Elon Musk if the ban proceeds. Bloomberg reported these discussions, but they remain preliminary. ByteDance prefers to keep ownership and dismissed the report as “pure fiction.”
TikTok’s Future in U.S. Uncertain as Elon Musk Considered a Buyer
