TikTok Is Safe for Now, but Here's What You Need to Know Just in Case

TikTok isn't going anywhere — for now — after President Donald Trump on Friday said he would sign another executive order to give the social media app another 75 days to sell itself to an approved buyer. He signed a similar order in January after TikTok went dark for a short period of time in the US. Amazon, Oracle and other companies have reportedly expressed interest in buying the app, but no deal has been reached yet. "We do not want TikTok to 'go dark,'" Trump said in a post on Truth Social. "We look forward to working with TikTok and China to close the Deal." The sale of TikTok would allow the app to continue to operate in the US. Former President Joe Biden signed a law in 2024 effectively banning the app in the US if TikTok's China-based parent company — ByteDance — did not sell the app to an approved buyer by January. Trump extended that deadline to April. He pushed the deadline back again on April 4 by an additional 75 days. Several bidders have voiced interest in purchasing ... Read full article.