TikTok, one of the most popular social media platforms in the United States, has a little more than three months to reach a deal divesting it of Chinese ownership before it goes dark.
The app boasts roughly 170 million monthly active users across the country but faces extinction by May if it fails to sell operations to a U.S. buyer.
Shortly after his inauguration ceremony on Monday, President Donald Trump signed an executive order giving TikTok a 75-day lifeline before the ban is implemented, putting the long-term future of the platform in limbo.
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Here’s everything you need to know about the challenges and opportunities TikTok is facing.
Trump’s plan
Trump’s most recent plan for TikTok centers on demands that the U.S. be given a 50%
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