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Donald Trump has extended TikTok’s availability in the US until December 16 following a deal between American and Chinese officials.
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Donald Trump has formally extended the deadline to keep TikTok available in the United States. According to the details, the social media app can now be accessed across the US until December 16, after a deal between American and Chinese government officials was announced on Monday.
Trump signed the executive order on TikTok on Tuesday, and this was the fourth time he bypassed federal law to prolong the deadline for the China-associated TikTok to sell its assets to an American company or face a ban.
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The original deadline set by Congress was January 19 of this year, a day before Trump took the oath of office for his second term.
On Tuesday, when reporters asked the US President about the framework deal he had announced a day earlier, Trump said he would discuss TikTok with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday.
Trump added that there are companies that want to buy the social media app owned by ByteDance and that details about its potential suitors would be announced soon.
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Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
Vani Mehrotra is the Deputy News Editor at News18.com. She has nearly 10 years of experience in both national and international news and has previously worked on multiple desks.
September 17, 2025, 07:15 IST
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