3Photo© hindustantimes.comWill delay ban on TikTok, says Trump
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President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday called for the United States to take part-ownership in TikTok and vowed to issue an executive order delaying a looming ban on the wildly popular app to allow time to "make a deal."
Trump's announcement came hours after TikTok went dark in the United States under a law banning it in the name of national security, as a deadline for its Chinese owners ByteDance to sell its US subsidiary to non-Chinese buyers lapsed.
The law however includes a clause allowing for a 90-day delay if the White House can show progress toward a viable deal, but so far ByteDance has flatly refused any sale.
“ I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period of time before the law's prohibitions take effect, so that we can make a deal to protect our national security,
Donald Trump,
Donald Trump Says Will Delay TikTok Ban, Proposes US Part-Ownership
“ By doing this, we save TikTok, keep it in good hands,
Donald Trump,
Donald Trump Says Will Delay TikTok Ban, Proposes US Part-Ownership
“ I think that would be, certainly, an option that we look at. The 90-day extension is something that will be most likely done, because it's appropriate. You know, it's appropriate,
Donald Trump,
TikTok ‘most likely’ to get 90-day extension to avoid US ban, says…