Déjà Vu

Tomorrow is TikTok’s new sell-or-be-banned deadline (see refresher here). 

A lot of buyers have thrown their hats into the ring(light), including Shark Tank’s Kevin O’Leary, YouTuber MrBeast, private equity heavyweight Blackstone, and Perplexity AI; even Amazon delivered an 11th-hour offer. Reports suggest the front-runner is a group of existing U.S.-based TikTok investors, including tech giant Oracle—which currently stores TikTok’s U.S. data.

Any offer needs to be accepted by ByteDance and approved by President Trump. It’ll likely also require approval from the Chinese government; Trump has said he would “like to see TikTok remain alive” and suggested he may give China “a little reduction in tariffs” to help in negotiations.

President Trump said he expects a deal will be made but is open to extending tomorrow’s deadline if needed. 

Verse to consider when you’re reevaluating your use of social media…“Blessed is the one who does not condemn himself by what he approves. But whoever doubts stands condemned if he eats, because his eating is not from faith, and everything that is not from faith is sin.” 
Romans 14:22-23 (CSB) (read full passage)