Trump offers TikTok another extension on ban, says he has a "warm spot" in his heart for the app

What just happened? Donald Trump has once again talked about having "a warm spot" in his heart for video-sharing platform TikTok. The president said the app will "be protected," adding that he was willing to give it another extension to allow more time for the sale of its US operations. At the start of last year, the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act was passed, defining TikTok as being a threat to national security and controlled by a foreign adversary – China, in this case. The bill gave TikTok a deadline of January 20 to sell its US operations or be banned in the US. But Trump signed an executive order when he took office delaying the ban for 75 days into early April. He handed the app another 75-day extension last month, pushing the deadline to June 19. While that date is still several months away, Trump told NBC News that he was willing to extend the deadline for a third time. Despite attempting to ban TikTok during his first term, Trump h ... Read full article.