Popular video-sharing app TikTok is still available to US users only because President Trump issued an executive order in early 2025 to postpone the ban the Chinese app is facing. Trump has extended the delay two more times since then, with the latest extension coming just a few weeks ago.
TikTok still faces a ban under the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, with the new deadline set for mid-September when the current extension will expire unless it complies with the law.
A new report indicates that ByteDance, the Chinese giant that owns TikTok, is working on a solution to prevent TikTok from being banned in the US. That solution involves releasing a brand-new TikTok app for American users, which will store data on US servers. A US entity will own the new TikTok version, with ByteDance holding a minority stake in the new company.
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