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TikTok extension expiring soon: Will the app be banned?

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12.03.2025

(NEXSTAR) – It's been seven weeks since Donald Trump assumed the presidency, a role in which he promised to "save TikTok" (among many other campaign promises). Time is running out to find a way to keep the app around, at least according to his original extended deadline.

Last year, Congress passed a bill banning the app unless its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, divested. But when Trump took office, he signed an executive order pushing back the enforcement deadline – originally Jan. 19 – by 75 days.

The new deadline is April 5.

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But even as time ticks down, the future of TikTok remains as unclear as ever. The Supreme Court upheld the original law, meaning we're left with essentially the same options as two months ago: a new owner for TikTok or a ban on the app,........

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