TikTok may be banned again

TikTok is almost out of time to find a buyer again.

TikTok’s future is uncertain as a potential ban in the United States could be just days away.

TikTok’s parent company ByteDance is on the hook to sell the app’s U.S. operations by Saturday or face a ban in the U.S. 

In January, President Donald Trump extended the deadline.

There are several potential buyers including a group led by billionaire former Los Angeles Dodgers owner Frank McCourt, “Shark Tank” investor Kevin O’Leary, social media influencer Jimmy Donaldson, also known as MrBeast and Employer.com founder Jesse Tinsley. 

U.S. lawmakers have long been concerned that TikTok poses a national security risk.

In January, TikTok took itself offline for about 14 hours after the initial sell-or-ban deadline passed with no deal.

App stores removed access to the platform in the U.S. but restored it in February.