Donaldson posted a jokey message on X on January 13 that read, "Okay fine, I'll buy Tik Tok so it doesn't get banned." A day later, ...

YouTube and TikTok start MrBeast is looking to buy TikTok as part of a group of investors, as a 75-day time limit ticks down for the social media company to find a non-Chinese owner or risk being ...

More recently, Kons has been urging people to boycott Meta platforms like Facebook, Instagram and Threads, as well as X, Google, YouTube and LinkedIn, for lobbying in favour of the TikTok ban.

Content creator Jimmy Donaldson, known on the Internet as MrBeast, has made it clear he is interested in buying TikTok.

YouTuber MrBeast, X owner Elon Musk and Oracle Chairman Larry Ellison are names that have floated around in the past week.

With a shutdown looming, some social media platforms have turned the charm up to woo a potential influx of new users.

Elon Musk is being eyed by Chinese authorities as a potential buyer of TikTok. Newsweek's live blog is closed.

Jimmy Donaldson, known as MrBeast, has tweeted about his interest in buying TikTok to prevent its potential ban in the US.

"Are you the cake decorator from Tik Tok?" "Can you make me a cake ... "I've always wished I did more on YouTube. I am using this as a rebrand and I am already a partner there," said Burke.

Back in August, she celebrated the 15th anniversary of the song on X. “TiK ToK was the first single that I put into this world that had my voice AND my name credited!!!! I remember making it fun ...