President Donald Trump has extended the deadline for selling Tijook in the United States for another 90 days.
The video sharing application faced questions about its future after the United States passed a law last year asking the application to ban the application unless it is sold by its Chinese mother company, bytedance.
The lawmakers said it posed a threat to national security – which is denied.
Trump, who pledged to save Tijk during his presidential campaign, The executive order signed On Thursday, which was delayed the date of law enforcement for the third time.
In a statement, Tiktok said it was “grateful for the leadership and support of President Trump” in maintaining the online application for its American users of 170 million years.
“We continue to work with the Vice President’s office,” he added.
Trump said at his position on the “Trosts Social” platform, “You should now reach a deal to sell Tiktook in the United States by bytedance by September 17.
The additional delay was the expected development in the long -term process of the buyer’s buyer’s securing.
It is believed that the authorities in Beijing will need to agree to any sale or partial sale of the application by its mother company.
Law was defended by concerns in the United States of forcing Tiktok or Bytedance to deliver data on users by the Chinese government.
Trump said on Tuesday he expected another delay.
White House press secretary Caroline Levitt He said on Wednesday Another 90 -day extension “guarantees the closure of this deal so that the American people can continue to use Tiktok while emphasizing that their data is safe and safe.”
