Tech Desk 
May 05, 2025
While the fate of TikTok US ban has been in limbo for months, partly owing to the prolonged delay to its ownership by a US-based entity, US President Donald Trump has once again announced to extend the enforcement of a law mandating a nationwide ban on the popular Chinese short-video platform.
Like before, the deadline will be bestowed on the condition of TikTok failing to secure a potential native buyer willing to takeover its operations in the country.
The law was passed during Trump’s first term, and required it to cease operations in the US by 19 January, unless ByteDance, its Chinese parent company, sold its assets in the country. However, Trump postponed the ban's enactment on 20 January after assuming office, according to Reuters.
The US president extended the deadline twice, first ended early in April and the other is approaching its expiry scheduled for next month.
The move has left TikTok’s fate uncertain while raising questions about the administration’s long-term strategy regarding data privacy, national security, and Chinese tech firms operating in the U.S.
The legislation was originally justified as a measure to protect US-based TikTok users’ data from foreign interference, citing concerns over ByteDance’s links to the Chinese government.
As the 19 June deadline is just a little over a month away, industry experts, creators, and millions of users seem eager to be provided clarity on the fate of TikTok US-operations.
