US President Donald Trump has extended the TikTok ban in the United States by 75 days. The decision was announced on Friday through his Truth Social account, where he stated he was signing an executive order to provide more time to finalize a deal separating TikTok’s US operations from its Chinese parent company, ByteDance. The extension came just one day before the previous ban was set to go into effect.
“My Administration has worked extremely hard on the TikTok rescue agreement, and we’ve made tremendous progress. The deal requires more work to ensure all necessary agreements are signed, so I’m signing an executive order to keep TikTok open for another 75 days,” Trump wrote.
This marks the second time Trump has delayed the enforcement of the TikTok ban. The original deadline for ByteDance to divest from its US TikTok operations was January 19, under legislation signed last year by former President Joe Biden. On his first day in office, Trump issued an executive order that granted the company 75 additional days to complete a deal. Prior to that, TikTok was briefly unavailable for download in the US, having been removed from both Apple and Google app stores. Access was later restored following the executive order.
Key Players and Negotiations Continue
According to Bloomberg, Trump recently reviewed a proposal from a group of American investors—including Oracle, Blackstone, and Andreessen Horowitz—regarded as the leading bidders for a potential acquisition. Other companies expressing interest include Amazon, Perplexity, Walmart, AppLovin, and billionaire Frank McCourt’s Project Liberty consortium.
ByteDance has confirmed it is in active discussions with the US government regarding a solution that would allow TikTok to continue operating in the country. In a statement released Friday, the company noted that several key issues remain unresolved and emphasized that any agreement must comply with Chinese law.
The decision to extend the ban came just days after Trump announced new import tariffs, increasing the rate for China to 34%, reminds NIXsolutions. He previously indicated that these tariffs could serve as leverage in the ongoing TikTok negotiations.
“We look forward to continuing to work in good faith with China, who I understand is not too happy with our reciprocal tariffs (necessary for fair and balanced trade between China and the US!). This proves that tariffs are the most powerful economic tool and are very important to our national security! We do not want to see TikTok ‘go dark’. We look forward to working with TikTok and China to close the deal,” Trump said.
For now, TikTok remains accessible to US users, and we’ll keep you updated as more developments unfold.