TikTok Getting Yet Another Ban Delay as Trump Fails to Reach Deal With China

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to extend the looming TikTok ban for yet another 75 days, reports The Wall Street Journal. It will mark the third extension since Trump took office in January.

TikTok on iPhone
The second extension that Trump gave TikTok is set to expire on June 19, and there appears to be no progress made toward a deal with China, so TikTok needs a third reprieve to continue operating in the United States.

TikTok was banned in the U.S. after the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act went into law on January 19, but Trump has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice not to enforce the law at the current time.

Since January, Trump has been working to wrest TikTok's operations from Chinese control by establishing U.S. ownership. Trump's team has considered offers from Oracle, Perplexity, and Amazon, along with individuals like Jimmy Donaldson (known as MrBeast), Shark Tank host Kevin O'Leary, Employer.com founder Jesse Tinsley, and billionaire Frank McCourt.

Trump needs to work with China to get the TikTok deal approved, and China is not cooperating due to ongoing trade tensions created by Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods.

TikTok continues to be available for download as of now. It's not yet clear when the app might see a U.S. takeover, but with continued extensions, it is not in danger of being removed from the App Store.

Note: Due to the political or social nature of the discussion regarding this topic, the discussion thread is located in our Political News forum. All forum members and site visitors are welcome to read and follow the thread, but posting is limited to forum members with at least 100 posts.

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slb Avatar
2 days ago at 12:49 pm
All that tough talk and he folds like a lawn chair every time the deadline comes around.
Score: 37 Votes (Like | Disagree)
goodcow Avatar
2 days ago at 12:59 pm
Trump has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice not to enforce the law at the current time.

So laws basically don't matter.
Score: 33 Votes (Like | Disagree)
It’s always something Avatar
2 days ago at 12:48 pm

('https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/06/tiktok-third-ban-delay/')

U.S. President Donald Trump plans to extend the looming TikTok ('https://tiktok.pxf.io/c/153062/2392239/27618') ban for yet another 75 days, reports The Wall Street Journal ('https://www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-tiktok-ban-extension-f242c36a'). It will mark the third extension since Trump took office in January.



The second extension ('https://www.macrumors.com/2025/04/04/tiktok-75-day-ban-extension/') that Trump gave TikTok is set to expire on June 19, and there appears to be no progress made toward a deal with China, so TikTok needs a third reprieve to continue operating in the United States.

TikTok was banned in the U.S. after the Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act went into law on January 19 ('https://www.macrumors.com/2025/01/17/tiktok-january-19-ban-imminent/'), but Trump has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice not to enforce the law at the current time.

Since January, Trump has been working to wrest TikTok's operations from Chinese control by establishing U.S. ownership. Trump's team has considered offers from Oracle, Perplexity, and Amazon, along with individuals like Jimmy Donaldson (known as MrBeast), Shark Tank host Kevin O'Leary, Employer.com founder Jesse Tinsley, and billionaire Frank McCourt.

Trump needs to work with China to get the TikTok deal approved, and China is not cooperating due to ongoing trade tensions created by Trump's tariffs on Chinese goods.

TikTok continues to be available for download ('https://tiktok.pxf.io/c/153062/2392239/27618') as of now. It's not yet clear when the app might see a U.S. takeover, but with continued extensions, it is not in danger of being removed from the App Store.

Note: Due to the political or social nature of the discussion regarding this topic, the discussion thread is located in our Political News ('https://forums.macrumors.com/forums/political-news.218/') forum. All forum members and site visitors are welcome to read and follow the thread, but posting is limited to forum members with at least 100 posts.

Article Link: TikTok Getting Yet Another Ban Delay as Trump Fails to Reach Deal With China ('https://www.macrumors.com/2025/06/06/tiktok-third-ban-delay/')
More law-breaking, more unconstitutional action by the regime. When will he be impeached?
Score: 29 Votes (Like | Disagree)
TechWhisperer Avatar
2 days ago at 12:56 pm
They should just rebrand TikTok as TaCo and call it a day.
Score: 27 Votes (Like | Disagree)
turbineseaplane Avatar
2 days ago at 01:52 pm
The master deal maker continues to .... get no deals done.

At this point in the day he's probably already having a double bacon burger at the 19th hole.

I can't believe people voted for this total clown.
Score: 24 Votes (Like | Disagree)
WiseAJ Avatar
2 days ago at 01:12 pm
Yet another illegal extension. America is a huge joke now.
Score: 19 Votes (Like | Disagree)