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TikTok Plans US-Only 'M2' App Ahead of September Divestiture Deadline
UNITED STATES, JUL 7 – TikTok plans to replace its current U.S. app with a new version by March 2026 amid regulatory pressure and a pending sale to American investors, affecting over 170 million users.
- TikTok plans to launch a new US-only version of its app on September 5 ahead of a September 17 deadline for ByteDance to divest its US assets.
- In response to national security concerns over US user data being stored in China, Congress enacted legislation that forces ByteDance to either divest TikTok’s US operations or face the app being banned in the United States.
- The existing TikTok app will remain operational until March 2026, but US users will eventually need to update and migrate to the new app, while some technical glitches may occur during the transition.
- President Trump indicated that discussions with China regarding the TikTok app’s ownership are underway and suggested that an agreement is nearly finalized, while emphasizing that China’s approval will be required to complete the deal.
- The formal deal depends on approvals from both US and Chinese governments, and its completion could affect user data security and service continuity for the app's estimated 170 million American users.
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TikTok's owner has plans to move US users to a new version of CapCut, the popular video-editing app
Illustration by Mateusz Slodkowski/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty ImagesTikTok owner ByteDance has plans to release a US-specific version of the video-editing app CapCut.The company is also planning to create a US app for TikTok, The Information reported.The splitting off of its US apps may be part of a push to comply with a 2024 divest-or-ban law.Americans may need to download a new version of CapCut to keep using its video-editing tools.The…
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