Trump Extends Deadline for a TikTok Deal
The app was facing a Saturday deadline to change its ownership or face a ban in the United States.
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The app was facing a Saturday deadline to change its ownership or face a ban in the United States.
The video app is barreling toward a Saturday deadline to change its ownership under federal law or face a ban in the United States.
The co-founder of Oracle and friend of President Trump, who was a flamboyant fixture in the 1990s, has returned to the spotlight through — of all things — TikTok.
Shortly after taking office Monday, the president issued the order to delay the app’s ban by at least 75 days. The law went into effect on Sunday.
It is unclear if Mr. Trump, who has previously said he will spare the social media platform, will or can stop the ban.
Until this week, the app was little known outside of China.
The law that took aim at TikTok over national security concerns has prompted Americans looking for alternatives to download Xiaohongshu, a social media app that is popular in China.
A change to China’s export rules could give Beijing sign off on any deal that would force the internet giant ByteDance to give up TikTok.
Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube are getting ready to welcome TikTok users, as the Supreme Court upheld a law that effectively bans the Chinese-owned app from the United States.
Meta’s Instagram and Google’s YouTube are getting ready behind the scenes to welcome TikTok users, should the Chinese-owned app be banned from the United States.