President Donald Trump said on Friday that he will issue another executive order giving TikTok an additional 75 days to sell itself to a buyer who has been vetted, so the social media app isn’t going anywhere—at least not quite yet. After TikTok briefly went down in the US in January, he issued a similar order. Although no agreement has yet been made, it has been claimed that Amazon, Oracle, and other businesses are interested in purchasing the app.
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“We do not want TikTok to ‘go dark,'” Trump said in a Truth Social post. “We look forward to working with TikTok and China to close the Deal.”
TikTok’s sale would enable the app to stay active in the United States. In 2024, former President Joe Biden signed a bill that, if ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok, a corporation located in China, did not sell the app to an authorized buyer by January, essentially banned it from the US. That deadline was extended by Trump until April. On April 4, he extended the deadline by another seventy-five days.
A number of buyers have shown interest in buying the app. Trump said on March 30 that an agreement will be reached before to the deadline on Saturday, according to Reuters. Additionally, Trump said that if the authorities of China agreed to a sale of the app, he would think about lowering tariffs on Chinese products.
Here’s what US social media users might anticipate if the app doesn’t sell.
Can I download TikTok on my mobile device?
Companies like Apple and Google will be subject to civil fines or forced to remove the software from their app stores under the legislation. This implies that ByteDance will not be able to provide app updates, nor will you be able to download the software on your device.
If I already have TikTok, would I still be able to access it?
Yes, provided that the app is already installed on your smartphone. Having the app installed on your phone is not prohibited by law. Your experience with the app may deteriorate over time and perhaps become insecure as a result of app stores’ inability to provide updates after the legislation takes effect. Without frequent updates, it’s unknown how long the app will function on your smartphone.
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To ensure that no one in the US could access it, TikTok went down for around 14 hours in January before Trump extended the selling deadline. Therefore, the app may completely shut down if a sale isn’t made and Trump doesn’t extend the sale’s deadline.
Is it possible to view TikTok via a web browser?
No. Both internet service providers and app shops are subject to the legislation.
How can I save movies and articles that I enjoy?
You may download both your own and your favorite creators’ posts from TikTok. Before Sunday, follow these steps to download content from your favorite creators.
1. Launch TikTok.
2. Tap the arrow on the right side of your screen that says “Share” on a post.
3. Select “Save Video.”
To save your own content, follow these steps.
1. Launch TikTok.
2. Visit your profile.
3. Give a post a tap.
4. On the right side of your screen, tap the three dots (…).
5. Select “Save Video.”
Those posts will be saved to your picture collection by the app.
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Can I access TikTok with a VPN?
Indeed. To access TikTok, you may be able to utilize a VPN on your phone or web browser. “A virtual private network is a privacy tool that hides your IP address by sending your internet traffic through a remote server,” CNET’s Moe Long explains. “If I’m in New York, but tunneling through a London server with ExpressVPN, Disney Plus thinks I’m across the pond.”
When you’re really in the US, a VPN might give the impression that you’re viewing TikTok from the UK or another nation where it’s not prohibited. You might also be able to access TikTok by using a proxy server. A proxy server, like a VPN, masks your IP address by sending your traffic through another server first. The key difference between the two is that a proxy server doesn’t provide as robust privacy safeguards as a VPN offers.
What will happen to TikTok next?
Trump also said on Truth Social that his government would continue to collaborate with China on the sale of TikTok. Calling the new tariffs he implemented on April 3 “the most powerful economic tool” and “very important” to national security, he praised them.