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Trump extends deadline to keep TikTok running in US


The president has granted the app a second 75-day extension to comply with a law that requires it to either sell its US assets or face a ban.

The new extension comes as the Trump administration tries to broker a deal to bring the social media platform under American ownership, and keep the popular app running in the US. Jessica MurphyUS President Donald Trump has granted TikTok a second 75-day extension to comply with a law that requires the hugely popular video app to either sell its US assets or face a ban in the country. The social media platform, which has more than 170 million users in the US, initially went dark for several hours before Trump took office as the app prepared to shutter in the US after a law passed by Congress.

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