James "Jimmy" Donaldson, known as MrBeast on YouTube, made an offhand comment to X this week, saying he'd buy TikTok so it doesn't get banned.

TikTok switched off and on again, causing a premature mass mourning from TikTok users and creators, who came together to post about their experiences using the app.

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YouTube star MrBeast has confirmed that he’s making an official bid to purchase TikTok after the ban briefly went dark in the US.

The Supreme Court ruled on Friday, Jan. 17, to uphold a law that would ban the app for the 170 million people who use the app in the U.S. The ruling lines up with decisions other courts have made and sets up the ban to go into effect on Sunday, Jan. 19.

X has announced that they are rolling out a new dedicated vertical video feed for users in the US, presumably hoping to replace TikTok.

TikTok restored its US services on Sunday, easing the concerns of content creators who make their living off the platform — at least for now.

Bluesky also noted that developers are working on alternatives for TikTok using the AT Protocol, or Authenticated Transfer Protocol, the decentralized protocol behind the social media service. These include upcoming apps such as Tik.Blue, Skylight.Social and Bluescreen.Blue.

TikTok’s lifeline came via an executive order signed by Trump on Monday in one of his first acts after taking office.

ByteDance now has to show that it’s making significant progress on a deal to sell TikTok to a US-based company.