The app’s availability in the U.S. has been thrown into jeopardy over data privacy and national security concerns.
President-elect Donald Trump said Saturday he will “most likely” issue a temporary delay a nationwide ban on TikTok, extending a deadline for the app to be sold.he would “most likely” issue a 90-day extension on the TikTok ban, saying an announcement would “probably” come Monday, though he did not definitively say whether he would do so.
in TikTok as of this March and has financially backed conservative lawmakers opposing the ban, such as Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and Rep. Thomas Massie, R.-Ky., donating $24 million and $32,200 to each, respectively, according tothreatened to stop donating to Congress members who support the ban against TikTok, which would threaten his multi-billion dollar investment in the app.
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