"A group led by Frank McCourt has made a formal offer to buy TikTok from its parent company, ByteDance, to acquire its US assets, as reported by UPI. The proposal was delivered just before the Supreme Court is set to hear arguments about a potential ban on TikTok starting January 19, 2025, according to the report. The group plans to redesign TikTok without its algorithm and operate it on US technology to meet government requirements, as stated by McCourt. Many social media experts doubt the success of a sale that excludes the algorithm, which is crucial for the app's popularity, according to various users and experts."