The tech-focused outlet The Information reported Thursday that Oracle is a “leading contender” to run TikTok, with ByteDance preferring it for the role. The details about the White House’s approach and the seriousness with which White House officials are considering the proposal have not previously been reported.

TikTok could have one or a few new owners, be banned again, or simply receive another reprieve to continue operating in the U.S. Questions about the fate of the popular app has continued to linger since a law requiring its China-based parent company to divest or face a ban took effect on Jan.

With an April 5 deadline looming, TikTok could be sold, banned again, or given another extension. Here’s what’s at stake.

Oracle has emerged as a leading contender to help run TikTok as part of a deal President Donald Trump is orchestrating to satisfy last year’s divest-or-ban law, say investors, bankers and former executives familiar with the Chinese tech giant.

Vice President JD Vance told reporters Friday there will “almost certainly” be some kind of agreement before Trump’s block on the TikTok ban expires April 5.

Oracle’s (NYSE:ORCL) discussions with the White House on a possible deal to take over TikTok are intensifying, Politico reported Sunday, citing three people familiar familiar with the talks. However,