TikTok Receives More 75-Day Reprieve from U.S. Ban Amid Sale Negotiations
TikTok gets a 75-day reprieve from the U.S. ban as President Trump works on a potential sale of the app's U.S. operations.
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TikTok Receives More 75-Day Reprieve from U.S. Ban Amid Sale Negotiations
On April 4, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order granting TikTok a 75-day extension to continue its operations in the United States. This comes after a ban was initially placed on the app due to national security concerns. As the deadline to reach a sale deal approaches, TikTok has been given additional time to work out negotiations with potential American buyers. Image:Google The Context: Why Was TikTok Facing a Ban? TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, has been under scrutiny for several years in the U.S. due to fears over its data handling practices and its potential ties to the Chinese government. In January 2025, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act was enforced, which initially sought to prohibit TikTok from operating unless it sold its U.S. operations. Trump’s administration was keen on using the sale as a leverage point, further intensifying the pressure on ByteDance to sell TikTok’s American operations to an Am…
