White House Pushes Ban Deadline to December Amid Talks with China Over App’s Future

President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday signed an executive order, “Further Extending the TikTok Enforcement Delay,” pushing the deadline for a potential ban of the social media platform until December 16, 2025. The move marks the latest extension of a law passed by Congress that would otherwise force TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest from its U.S. operations.

The executive order directs the Department of Justice to continue to take no action against TikTok or any entity for noncompliance with the “Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act” until the new deadline. The order also explicitly states that the Department of Justice will not pursue penalties for a

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