Trump Considers Delaying TikTok Ban as U.S. Deadline Looms

The incoming U.S. president may grant a temporary reprieve for the app, set to be banned on January 19 unless its Chinese ownership changes.

A U.S. law requires TikTok's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app's U.S. operations by January 19, or face removal from app stores and restricted access to infrastructure.
Donald Trump, set to be inaugurated as president on January 20, is reportedly weighing a 60-90 day delay to the enforcement of the ban via executive order.
TikTok has prepared to suspend its U.S. operations temporarily, including notifying users with a message and offering data download options.
The app is viewed as a national security risk by U.S. lawmakers due to potential Chinese government access to user data, though ByteDance denies these allegations.
A Supreme Court decision on TikTok's challenge to the law is pending, and alternative platforms like Duolingo and Instagram Reels are seeing increased interest from users.