A group of American investors who expressed the willingness to buy Tiktok with the support of a large YouTube-blogger Jimmy “Mrbeast” Donaldson, found more than $ 20 billion for these purposes, Bloomberg reports with reference to the trading of technological entrepreneur Jessley (Jesse TinSley).
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There is no clarity regarding the actual intentions of investors: according to Mr. Tinsley, they did not have direct contacts with the BYTEDANCE company, which is the owner of Tiktok and previously stated that the platform is not sold. “We did not receive a direct answer. On their part there was a radio monastery, ”Tinsley said. On the first day, the US President Donald Trump issued a decree on the deferment of 75 days of the law that requires the sale of the platform under the threat of its blocking in the United States. Several applicants have already appeared on Tiktok, but it is not known whether the ByTedance and the Chinese authorities are going to consider the proposals of American investors.
The new group assures that “it could stabilize Tiktok and provide it with a favorable position for users and the safety of data for the entire population of the United States. We feel good, and we have a team supported by the United States with all data, servers and technologies. ” The decision of the YouTube star, known under the pseudonym Mrbeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson to join this group of investors, is not yet final, its representative said. He is negotiating with several parties and plans to enter a group that will consider a favorite in this race.