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Welcome to record: The Trump administration said a deal has been reached that would allow Tiktok to avoid a U.S. ban.
What is a context? Tiktok, owned by Chinese tech company Bytedance, started in January 2025 and was supposed to be a nationwide ban after the deadline for the app to sell the app was a 2024 unpassed app imposed by Congress.
Instead, President Donald Trump signed a series of execution orders to crack down on the ban. The latest orders in these orders set a new deadline for September 17th this Wednesday.
How do you say this? We don’t know yet, although any agreement requires the sale of Tiktok to U.S. owners. According to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, the announced deal is currently only a “framework” compared to Trump. Chinese officials said on Monday that the two sides reached a “basic consensus” on reaching an agreement.
Why does the United States ban Tiktok in the first place? The concerns about Tiktok are attributed to concerns about China’s impact. Bytedance’s close relationship with the Chinese government, coupled with the app’s proprietary content algorithm and widespread influence – Tiktok has about 170 million U.S. users – means China can get a lot of U.S. data or use Tiktok to spread publicity.
Why is this important? Tiktok’s huge user base in the United States means that potential bans are a politically sensitive topic, especially for young voters who are increasingly important to both sides.
What’s next? It is still possible that Trump will postpone the deadline for the ban because the terms of the deal, if reached, are finalized. For now, Trump said he will talk to Chinese President Xi Jinping about the deal on Friday.
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