TikTok, the popular Chinese-owned video-sharing platform, is back on US app stores after President Donald Trump granted a 75-day extension to its owners, ByteDance. The app had briefly disappeared from American markets as the deadline for its ban neared. Trump announced his decision on Truth Social, stating his intention to work towards a 'joint venture' between the US and TikTok's owners, with the US owning 50% of the company. This move aims to address national security concerns while allowing TikTok to continue operating.
TikTok is back on US app stores after President Donald Trump postponed a ban on the Chinese-owned video-sharing platform. The popular app, which has over 170 million users in the US alone, briefly went dark for American users last month as the deadline of its ban neared.But, on the day he entered office, Trump granted a 75-day extension for the app’s owners to combine with the law or face the ban.
Read more: UK 'at risk of £24bn tariffs' as Donald Trump stokes trade war UK 'at risk of £24bn tariffs' as Donald Trump stokes trade war with sweeping executive orderwith sweeping executive order "By doing this, we save TikTok, keep it in good hands and allow it to say up."Without U.S. approval, there is no Tik Tok. With our approval, it is worth hundreds of billions of dollars - maybe trillions.
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