New York (EFE).- United States President Donald Trump announced on Thursday that he extended by another 90 days the deadline for the social platform TikTok to detach from its parent company, the Chinese ByteDance, enabling it to operate in the US territory.
“I’ve just signed the Executive Order extending the deadline for the TikTok closing for 90 days (Sep. 17, 2025). Thank you for your attention to this matter!” the US president wrote on Truth Social.
The order published by the Republican leader indicates that the Department of Justice will not take action or impose sanctions on any entity for “noncompliance” with the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act (TikTok ban bill).
White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt had already confirmed Tuesday in a statement that Trump would extend the deadline, and the president himself had also advanced the move.
“As he has said many times, President Trump does not want TikTok to go dark. This extension will last 90 days, which the administration will spend working to ensure this deal is closed so that the American people can continue to use TikTok with the assurance that their data is safe and secure,” Leavitt noted.
On Apr. 4, Trump granted TikTok an additional 75-day period, which would end on Jun. 19, for it to reach an agreement with US companies that would allow TikTok to detach from ByteDance.
The Republican said before that he has a “warm spot for TikTok,” insisting that the platform contributed to his triumph in the November 2024 elections by boosting his approval among young people.
Under the mandate of Democrat Joe Biden (2021-2025), the previous Congress approved a law that forced TikTok to find an investor from a country not considered a national “adversary” before Jan. 20, when Trump took office.
In January the social platform stopped working for a few hours in the US until the Republican, on his first day back in the White House, signed an executive order granting a first 75-day extension, which he later extended in April. EFE
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