For at least another 75 days, iPhone users will still have access to TikTok through Apple’s app store. The app also remains accessible to users in the U.S. The delayed shutdown of the app was first ordered by President Donald Trump on Jan. 20 over security concerns.
A deadline to force new ownership of the app for U.S. operations and remove Chinese ownership and influence broke apart this week, almost immediately after President Donald Trump announced his new round of “Liberation Day” tariffs.
Trump posted on Truth Social on Friday that a deal was close but now needs to be adjusted: “The Deal requires more work to ensure all necessary approvals are signed, which is why I am signing an Executive Order to keep TikTok up and running for an additional 75 days.”
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