Keith Lee, “Love Island” star Jeremiah Brown, and Mariah Rose win big during the first-ever TikTok Awards based in the

TikTok’s long-running US ownership saga may be nearing a resolution, with reports suggesting its US operations could shift from ByteDance to a new American-led joint venture as early as January 2026.

TikTok did not want to sell, and fought against the ban instead. The result? The Supreme Court upholding the January

The inaugural TikTok Awards will be livestreamed on TikTok and Tubi at 6 p.m. PT on Thursday, Dec. 18. Viewers should RSVP for the livestream on the TikTok website.

So will TikTok be officially banned in the U.S. on Jan. 23, 2026, 368 days after the original ban was said to go ahead? Your guess is as good as ours — but given the evidence of the past year, it probably wouldn't be wise to bet your life savings on it.

After six years, a new law, and a Supreme Court fight, ByteDance’s Project Texas may have won out after all. On Thursday, TikTok parent company ByteDance announced to its staff that it had signed an agreement to sell a portion of TikTok — known as United States Data Services — to a group of mostly U.S.-based investors.