X and Bluesky have announced they are launching custom video feeds as TikTok faces an uncertain future in the U.S.

ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, is required to sell the app to a U.S.-based buyer or face a nationwide ban.

The app, which has over 170 million American users, was directed to either sell its US operations to an American company or face a ban effective from Jan 19.

The future of the social media app in the US is up in the air, with the US President saying he wants to reach a deal.

Saudi Arabian Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal's investment company Kingdom Holding (KHC) would be interested to invest in TikTok if Elon Musk or others offered to buy it, CEO Talal Ibrahim al-Maiman told Al Arabiya TV on Wednesday.

As the Jan. 19 date for a TikTok ban approaches, another name is emerging as a potential buyer: SpaceX and Tesla CEO Elon Musk, who already owns X.

The bidding for TikTok’s future is heating up, with tech heavyweights including Elon Musk, Amazon, Oracle, and a consortium led by billionaire Frank McCourt also joining the race. This high-profile acquisition has garnered global attention, with the sale expected to become one of the largest in tech history.

President Donald Trump said he is in favor of Elon Musk or Larry Ellison buying TikTok as he offered his latest thinking on what a deal might look like to save the US operations of the social media platform.

After Elon Musk and Shark Tank investor Kevin O'Leary, YouTuber MrBeast has also joined the bid to buy TikTok in the US.According to CNN, after the new US President Donald Trump granted the video-sharing social media platform an extension of

Elon Musk faced backlash after a gesture during a Capitol One Arena speech was misinterpreted as a Nazi salute, sparking debate on social media. Critics accused him of promoting far-right ideologies,

US President Donald Trump has said he is open to the owner of Tesla and the platform X, Elon Musk, buying TikTok. TikTok was recently banned in the United States because of national security concerns linked to its Chinese ownership.