Trump to Delay TikTok Ban for Another 90 Days

U.S. President Donald Trump volition widen the looming TikTok prohibition for different 90 days aboriginal this week, the White House said contiguous (via Axios). It volition beryllium the 3rd hold Trump has enactment successful spot since taking bureau successful January.


Trump's 2nd TikTok hold volition expire connected June 19, and determination appears to beryllium nary motion of a woody with China that would let TikTok's U.S. operations to beryllium sold to a U.S. company.

TikTok has been banned successful the United States since January 19 owed to the passing of the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, but Trump's extensions forestall the U.S. Department of Justice from enforcing the instrumentality and let TikTok to stay operational.

The enactment required TikTok to beryllium sold to a non-Chinese institution oregon look shutdown successful the U.S., but TikTok did not merchantability during the grace play earlier the instrumentality took effect. One time aft TikTok was banned successful the U.S. successful January, Trump provided an extension, and helium has since been moving to found a woody with China.

China has to motion disconnected connected immoderate acquisition statement that TikTok genitor institution ByteDance makes with a U.S. company, and Trump's tariffs person reportedly led to commercialized tensions that person seen China garbage to cooperate.

TikTok continues to beryllium disposable for download portion the extensions are successful place.
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