The short version

Ari Paparo predicted on December 1, 2024: “TikTok didn't get banned, but it will be controlled by a US entity.” Verdict: Called it. Both halves landed. TikTok was never banned in the US, and in 2026 the divest-or-ban saga closed with the creation of the TikTok USDS Joint Venture - US-controlled, with Oracle, MGX and other American investors holding the…

Prediction by

Ari Paparo

On December 1, 2024

“TikTok didn't get banned, but it will be controlled by a US entity.”

Follow-up

Both halves landed. TikTok was never banned in the US, and in 2026 the divest-or-ban saga closed with the creation of the TikTok USDS Joint Venture - US-controlled, with Oracle, MGX and other American investors holding the majority and ByteDance reduced to a minority stake. Not banned, and now controlled by a US entity.

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