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TikTok Deadline Extended Again As U.S.-China Negotiations Continue
TikTok is set to receive another 90-day reprieve on the enforcement of legislation requiring the platform to be sold or banned in the United States, according to the White House. This marks the third such extension since the law technically went into effect in January.
“President Trump will sign an additional Executive Order this week to keep TikTok up and running,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed in a statement. “This extension will last 90 days, which the Administration will spend working to ensure this deal is closed.”
As CNN reports, a potential agreement that would transfer majority control of TikTok’s U.S. operations to American ownership remains in development. The deal structure previously under consideration would allow ByteDance, TikTok’s China-based parent company, to maintain a 20% stake in the spinoff company while American investors would hold majority control.
ByteDance representatives indicate that “key matters” remain unresolved and note that “any agreement will be subject to approval under Chinese law.” The Chinese government has suggested that any deal could not include TikTok’s algorithm, which industry observers consider essential to the platform’s functionality.
Tariffs Impact Negotiations
Previous deal progress stalled in April after Trump announced additional tariffs affecting Chinese imports. ByteDance subsequently informed the White House that China would not approve the deal until trade and tariff issues could be negotiated.
“We were pretty close to a deal for TikTok,” Trump stated in April. “And then China changed the deal because of tariffs.”
Multiple Bidders
Several potential buyers continue to show interest in acquiring TikTok’s U.S. operations, including a group led by billionaire Frank McCourt, Amazon, AI firm Perplexity, AppLovin, investor Kevin O’Leary, and MrBeast.
The extension ensures TikTok remains accessible to its reported 170 million American users while negotiations continue. The app briefly went offline for approximately 14 hours in January before Trump signed his first enforcement delay order.
