Sat, 18 Jan 2025

Trump says he will 'most likely' give TikTok 90-day reprieve from ban

Trump says an announcement will probably come once he takes office on Monday about the app's future in the US.

* Donald Trump has said he will "most likely" give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from a ban that was due to take effect on Sunday.
* The Supreme Court upheld a law banning TikTok in the US unless its China-based parent company, ByteDance, sells the platform by January 19.
* Trump said an announcement on the matter would probably come on Monday once he takes office.
* TikTok warned it would "go dark" on Sunday unless the outgoing Biden administration gave assurances that the ban will not be enforced.
* The White House press secretary described TikTok's warning as a "stunt".
* US national security officials have warned that Chinese spies could use the app's data to track American federal employees and contractors, which TikTok has denied.
* Trump previously backed a TikTok ban but has more recently professed a "warm spot" for the app, citing its popularity among younger voters.
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