With the future of TikTok in the United States in jeopardy, a YouTube star known as MrBeast is among several groups of investors reportedly looking to buy the popular social media app before it is banned.

O n Sunday January 19, a new law went into effect banning TikTok on national security grounds after its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, refused to sell its U.S. business. Hours

TikTok briefly went dark in the US over the weekend, after the Supreme Court denied a bid by Chinese owner ByteDance to overturn a law banning it. But it was back after a day with a message thanking incoming president Donald Trump for his "efforts" in restoring the app.

After a black-out that lasted for about 14 hours, TikTok has been restored in the U.S. The app returned after President-elect Donald Trump took to Truth Social on Sunday morning, writing, “I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period of time before the law’s prohibitions take effect,