Loading...
Market
What will be the resolution of TikTok's US legal challenges by January 19, 2025?
2
Resolution / Starting Odds
Ban enforced • 25%
Ban delayed • 25%
Ban lifted • 25%
Ban avoided through sale • 25%
Official announcements from the U.S. government or legal bodies
Story
MrBeast Eyes TikTok Purchase to Prevent U.S. Ban by ByteDance's January 19 Deadline
Jan 15, 2025, 05:52 PM
YouTube star MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson and boasts over 340 million subscribers, has expressed interest in purchasing TikTok to prevent its potential ban in the United States. The ban, set to take effect on January 19, 2025, stems from legislation signed by President Joe Biden in April 2024, which requires TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the platform or face a nationwide ban. MrBeast initially made a light-hearted comment on X about buying TikTok, but later confirmed that he had been contacted by several billionaires interested in the acquisition. Despite the discussions, no official deal has been confirmed, and ByteDance has not commented on MrBeast's intentions. The situation arises amid national security concerns regarding TikTok's data privacy and potential ties to the Chinese government, affecting its 170 million American users.
View original story
Similar markets
Other outcome • 25%
Ban blocked • 25%
Ban upheld • 25%
Sold to another entity • 25%
Ban upheld • 25%
Ban overturned • 25%
Settlement reached • 25%
Case ongoing • 25%
Settlement reached, operations continue • 25%
Other legal outcome • 25%
Appeal denied, ban enforced • 25%
Appeal granted, no ban • 25%
Divestment blocked • 25%
Other outcome • 25%
Divestment postponed • 25%
Divestment proceeds • 25%
Ban enforced • 25%
Divestiture completed • 25%
Ban lifted • 25%
Ban delayed • 25%
First Amendment challenge fails • 25%
First Amendment challenge succeeds • 25%
Case dismissed on other grounds • 25%
Other legal outcome • 25%
Other outcome • 25%
Ban upheld, ByteDance divests • 25%
Supreme Court blocks ban • 25%
Ban upheld, TikTok banned • 25%
Ban lifted • 25%
Legal challenge ongoing • 25%
Ban enforced • 25%
Divestment completed • 25%
First Amendment upheld • 25%
Case dismissed • 25%
First Amendment rejected • 25%
Other outcome • 25%
Ban overturned, TikTok operations continue • 25%
Ban delayed, temporary reprieve • 25%
Other resolution • 25%
Ban upheld, TikTok banned • 25%
Settlement reached • 34%
Injunction granted • 33%
Injunction denied • 33%
Other outcome • 25%
TikTok sold to non-Chinese entity • 25%
Ban blocked, TikTok continues • 25%
Ban upheld, TikTok shut down • 25%