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Trump Says He Has a TikTok Buyer. What Would That Look Like?
UNITED STATES, JUL 10 – TikTok is creating a US-only app with separate technology to comply with national security laws and meet a September 5, 2025 deadline, impacting 170 million American users.
- A bipartisan law passed on January 19, 2024, requires ByteDance to sell TikTok's US operations or face a ban.
- This law, driven by concerns over Chinese data control, led ByteDance and US investors to begin negotiations last spring to form a separate company.
- TikTok is building a US-only app with separate algorithms and data systems to comply with the updated September 17, 2025 deadline and reduce Chinese influence.
- President Trump stated in June that a group of 'very wealthy people' aims to buy TikTok and called ongoing talks with China beneficial for both nations.
- If the sale completes, control will shift to an American-led company, but Chinese authorities must approve, while TikTok faces legal and political obstacles regarding user safety and company strategy.
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