At the beginning of January of this year, the Supreme Court of the United States supported a law that required TikTok to separate from its parent company, the Chinese ByteDance, or face closure in the country.
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After the first postponement and various offers for the application, President Donald Trump once again extends the deadline for its cancellation.
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Trump postpones TikTok shutdown
“I have just signed the Executive Order extending the deadline for the closure of TikTok by 90 days (until September 17, 2025). Thank you for your attention to this matter!” expressed the president.
In addition, Donald Trump shared the document with his signature on his social media, where the deadline for imposing sanctions on TikTok is extended, suspending legal actions.
“The delay in implementation specified in section 2(a) of Executive Order 14166 dated January 20, 2025 (Law Enforcement to Protect Americans from Applications Controlled by Foreign Adversaries such as TikTok) (...) is extended until September 17, 2025," reads the document.
What happened between TikTok and the United States?
A regulation, approved in April 2024, required a “qualified divestment” by ByteDance to transfer control to an investor from a country not considered an adversary by the U.S. TikTok challenged the law, arguing that it violated the First Amendment by restricting freedom of speech.
On January 7th, Donald Trump expressed his interest in temporarily suspending the app ban with an executive order, proposing to extend the deadline by 60 to 90 days to facilitate a favorable sale. He suggested dividing the company and allowing US firms to acquire parts of the business.
Finally, on April 2, Amazon presented the first formal offer to acquire TikTok. On the same day, Tim Stokely, founder of OnlyFans, in partnership with the Hbar Foundation, also offered to buy the platform through his startup Zoop.