Would a TikTok Ban Make the App Disappear? Oracle Bid Could Mean a Reprieve

Here's what Oracle's winning bid means for TikTok users and followers in the U.S.

For the tens of millions of TikTok users in the U.S. watching the fate of the popular video app play out amid a geopolitical drama with China, a new turn of events Sunday brought the possibility of relief as an important deadline looms.

Oracle Corp. won the bidding for the TikTok’s U.S. operations, people familiar with the matter said, beating out Microsoft Corp. in a high-profile deal to salvage the social-media sensation.

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