President Trump has granted a 75-day extension for TikTok to comply with the U.S. law requiring its parent company, ByteDance, to divest from the platform. The extension gives more time for negotiations as the administration works on a deal that would shift majority ownership of TikTok’s U.S. operations to American companies.
The law, enacted under the previous administration, is aimed at curbing potential national security risks posed by TikTok’s Chinese ownership. Concerns have long circulated about ByteDance’s ties to the Chinese Communist Party and the possibility of American user data being accessed.
Although the Trump administration is pushing for a sale that would limit ByteDance’s stake in the app to 20 percent, China has yet to signal any willingness to approve such a deal. ByteDance has also not confirmed whether it intends to follow through with a sale, leaving the app’s future in the U.S. unresolved.
The delay highlights ongoing challenges in balancing tech innovation, international investment, and national security. With the deadline now pushed into the coming months, lawmakers and regulators will continue to scrutinize the deal and its implications for data protection, ownership transparency, and U.S.-China relations.
TikTok remains one of the most downloaded apps in the U.S., but its long-term availability now rests on a complex mix of legal compliance, political pressure, and global diplomacy.