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What will be the U.S. government's final decision on TikTok's operation by June 30, 2025?
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Ban Implemented • 25%
Ban Lifted • 25%
Conditional Operation Allowed • 25%
No Decision Made • 25%
Official government announcements or legislative actions
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Kevin O'Leary and Frank McCourt Bid to Buy TikTok from ByteDance, Seek Trump's Support to Prevent U.S. Ban
Jan 6, 2025, 08:58 PM
Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary has announced that he is joining with billionaire Frank McCourt in a bid to acquire TikTok from its Chinese parent company ByteDance to prevent the app from being banned in the United States. The multibillion-dollar deal aims to be finalized by January 19th. O'Leary plans to rewrite TikTok's algorithm to address security concerns. He met with President Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago over the weekend to inform him of the plan and to request assistance from the administration, stating that they will need the government's help to close the deal.
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Unrestricted Operation • 25%
Permanent Ban • 25%
Temporary Allowance • 25%
Other Outcome • 25%
Implement restrictions • 25%
No action • 25%
Ban TikTok • 25%
Promote TikTok • 25%
Shut down • 25%
Continues without changes • 25%
Sold to a US company • 25%
Other outcome • 25%
Fully operational • 25%
Other status • 25%
Partially restricted • 25%
Banned • 25%
No resolution • 25%
Supreme Court decision • 25%
Political resolution by Trump • 25%
ByteDance divestment • 25%
Sale • 25%
Negotiated settlement • 25%
No change • 25%
Ban • 25%
TikTok banned in the U.S. • 25%
New partnership deal • 25%
TikTok sold to U.S. company • 25%
TikTok remains with ByteDance • 25%
ByteDance sells TikTok • 25%
Supreme Court blocks ban • 25%
No resolution • 25%
TikTok banned • 25%
White House • 25%
Department of Commerce • 25%
Other • 25%
Congress • 25%
TikTok Banned • 25%
Political Resolution • 25%
Divestment • 25%
Legal Battle Continues • 25%
Allow continued operation • 25%
Indefinite postponement • 25%
Ban TikTok • 25%
Enforce divestiture • 25%