What to know about the uninterrupted Tiktok future in the United States and the people who want to buy it

TikhakThe Chinese company by attedance, was at the center of the controversy in the United States four years ago due to concerns about the user data that is likely to be accessed by the Chinese government. Only last month, the application witnessed a temporary interruption in the United States, which left millions of users in a state of suspense before recovering quickly.

Tiktok returned to the Google Play Store In February.

However, the future of Tiktok is still uncertain, and a number of investors compete for the opportunity to buy the application. The American platform business can have an evaluation upward 60 billion dollarsAs destined by Vice President CFRA Research, Angelo Zino.

Tiktok ban: What happened so far

To understand this high risk drama, we will first review the timetable of the turbulent Tiktok relationship with the United States government, which led to various legal battles and negotiations.

The drama started for the first time in August 2020When Trump signed an executive order to ban transactions with the parent company.

A month later, the Trump administration sought to impose the sale of US Tiktok operations to a US -based company. It included prominent competitors Microsoft, Oracle and Walmart. However, a temporary American judge Prohibited Trump’s executive command, allowing Tiktok to continue to work while the legal battle is exposed.

Things began to advance more last year after moving to the Biden administration. The American House of Representatives, In the voting 360-58 overwhelmingApproved legislation against Tijook. On April 23, 2024, The Senate passed the bill.

Soon after, President Joe Biden The draft law that requires the sale or ban of Tiktok. In response, Tiktok filed a lawsuit against the United States governmentThe constitutional prohibition challenge, the application and its American users argued that the first amendment rights were violated. The company has constantly denied that it poses a security threat, confirming that its stored data in the United States is compatible with all local laws.

Trump has a change in the heart

On December 27, 2024, Trump Opposition The potential ban of Tikhak in the court file, saying that he could find a way to maintain the application in the United States, this position was a blatant contradiction with his approach during his first presidency and presented a sudden turn of the events to Tikhak.

In January, US Supreme Court Ended by Americans Protection Act from Foreign Discount applications applications (PAFACA), usually referred to as “TIKTOK”. Tiktok issued an official announcement that it is likely to remain dark on January 19.

Tiktok closes … then returns online

Although tiktok already Closed In the United States, when the act entered into force, it did not last long. The application Online After less than 12 hours. Notice the platform, “as a result of President Trump’s efforts, Tijook returned to the United States.”

Where are we today?

On January 20Trump signed an executive order that postponed the Tiktok ban for 75 days. This extension of the application provides additional time to sell a platform or reach an agreement with Trump. Its goal is to achieve a 50-50 ownership arrangement between by atteedance and an American company.

Recently, In early MarchTrump told correspondents that his administration was holding talks with four different groups interested in buying the platform, For every Reuters.

No final deal was reached after selling the platform, but we can discover this very soon.

Below is a list of investor and companies that are rumored to be potential buyers of US Tiktok. (Surprisingly, Elon Musk Not between them.)

People offer to Tactok

People offer to Tactok It is a consortium organized by the founder of Project Liberty Frank McCartHe is also the former owner of Los Angeles Dodgers. Guggenheim Securities and Kirkland & Elis assembled assembly. The main task of the people’s attempt to get Tiktok is to give priority to privacy and control of data, with an open source approach.

The concerned supporters include:

• Alexis Ohaanian: Participated founder for Reddit is Newest A technical businessman to join people’s offer, and take over the role of the strategic advisor. Join on March 3.

• Kevin Olieri: A well -known investor and a TV personality before He said Fox was ready to buy Tiktok for $ 20 billion. Olry join People offered on January 6.
• Tim Burners Lee: The global web inventor supports the proposal because “users must have the ability to control their data,” Berners Lee He said In a statement.
• David Clark: Global Global Research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Scand

Consortium American investor

Jesse TinsleyCEO and founder of the work site, leads a union for American investors. Last month, Tinsley A announced Offer 30 billion dollars For American Tiktok operations.

• David Bastuki: Tinsley said Bloomberg The co -founder and CEO of Roblox is a participant.
• Nathan McCalli: The co -founder and CEO of Crypto Platform Anchorage Digital has been confirmed that he participates in the consortium, according to Bloomberg.

Other interested parties

• Bobby Cotik: Former CEO of Activision It is said Interested in buying Tiktok. Through his experience in managing a main game company, his interest in the application can be driven by the possibility of integrating games and social media.
• Stephen Mnuchin: The former US Treasury Secretary, who served during President Trump’s first term Re -introducing discussions About the potential purchase of Tactok.
• Oracle: The company previously made a TIKTOK offer in 2020. Larry Ellson He told Trump that 50 % are property. “It looked like a good dealInformation I mentioned In March, Oracle is the best option to work as a cloud technology partner to help Tiktok run in the United States
• Wal Mart: The retail giant can also look forward to enhancing its access in e -commerce, especially given the impact of the platform on consumer shopping behavior. Wal Mart First, he expressed his interest again in 2020.
• Microsoft: Former technology giant Show the interest in getting tiktokTrump stated that the company recently re -provided bids to purchase the application.
• rumble: YouTube alternative Advertise on x She wants to get tiktok and work as a cloud technology partner.
• See artificial intelligence: The start of the artificial intelligence search engine made an offer last month, According to CNBC.

The story was updated after publication to include the new parties.