US president Trump renews extension for TikTok to avoid nationwide ban

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US president Trump renews extension for TikTok to avoid nationwide ban  A US law requires Chinese parent company ByteDance to sell the app or face its nationwide ban in the United States. Trump has however vowed to "not let TikTok go dark", and the US government has attempted to negotiate a solution with China.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2025/06/18/us-president-trump-renews-extension-for-tiktok-to-avoid-nationwide-ban  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:00It is a concern that can be addressed directly.

00:02A third extension for TikTok.

00:04U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order this week

00:07seeking to keep social media platform TikTok running for another 75 days.

00:13The U.S. president already extended the deadline to prevent a nationwide ban on TikTok

00:17unless his Chinese parent company sold it from coming into effect twice.

00:22The White House affirmed that Trump did not want TikTok to go dark.

00:27A law that banned TikTok nationwide in the U.S. over national security concerns

00:33due to the app's Chinese ownership was approved last year before Trump took office.

00:39It is not clear how many times Trump can or will keep extending the ban

00:43as the government continues to try to negotiate a deal for TikTok.

00:49An agreement with China fell apart in April when Beijing backed out

00:53due to high tariffs announced by Trump.

00:57The White House

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