Dancing Another Day: TikTok's 90-Day Reprieve from the Auction Block
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Trump expands TikTok sale timeline by additional 90 days - Trump extends the deadline for TikTok's sale by an additional 90 days.
The Trump Show's final act before passing the baton to a new administration involves one last twist in the TikTok saga. The长板 (ByteDance) must divest its panda-loving video clips sensation, aka TikTok, to a domestic buyer. But Trump's not ready to let go just yet, extending the deadline for the deal by three arduous months.
The prolonged dance began with U.S. authorities accusing the Chinese company of clandestine espionage on Americans' behalf of Beijing. The country's top dog, Trump's official spokesperson, Karoline Leavitt, states that the purpose of the sale is to keep Uncle Sam's digital data safe and uncompromised.
This isn't the first extension Trump's handed out for TikTok; he initially suspended the app's ban from U.S. app stores for 75 days upon taking office. In early April, he threw another 75 days into the mix. Now, with the September 17 date in his sights, he delivers another blow to Congress's initially given January 19, 2025 deadline.
Despite Trump's previous advocacy for a TikTok ban or sale, he seems to have warmed up to the app's potential as a young voters' magnet. With his 2024 campaign in full swing, Trump's been doubling down on online services, and TikTok's pink-haired, dabbing dancers just may be key to reeling them in.
Trump's been pretty public about his admiration for the app, admitting to NBC News that "TikTok has a little, warm place in my heart." Even as he delays the inevitable, prolonging the presence of a China-linked app in the U.S. market, the Trump administration insists the extension is to ensure TikTok remains accessible to Americans during the sale negotiations.
Meanwhile, TikTok has welcomed the extension, servicing a whopping 170 million American users and countless businesses that rely on the platform. Critics, on the other hand, decry Trump's maneuver as undermining national security and an attempt to bypass U.S. law. The truth, as always, lies somewhere in the middle.
Sources:[1] CBS News[2] The Washington Post
- The United States administration, under President Trump, has extended the deadline for the sale of TikTok, a popular video-sharing app, by three months, citing policy-and-legislation related to digital data security and politics as the reasons.
- The United States' President, Donald Trump, has shown support for TikTok and its potential to attract young voters, despite concerns about its links to China and concerns over general-news matters like national security.
