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Trump meets TikTok CEO as ban deadline looms

The social media giant is currently seeking to delay a law that would see it banned or sold in early 2025.

A law passed earlier this year means TikTok will be banned unless it is sold by its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, before 19 January. The bill introducing the law said it was intended to "protect the national security of the United States from the threat posed by foreign adversary controlled applications". Earlier this month, the company's bid to have the ban overturned was rejected by the federal appeals court, which found that the law was the "culmination of extensive, bipartisan action by the Congress and by successive presidents".

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