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Trump administration gives TikTok new extension in forced sale saga – Source CNET Tech

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The Trump administration has put a target on TikTok.


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TikTok is getting more time to finalize a deal to sell the short-form video app. On Wednesday, TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, received an extra week to sell its US operations. The short-video app also faced a potential US ban, but federal judges have blocked that from happening.

The extension follows President Donald Trump’s August executive order requiring China-based ByteDance to sell the US operations by Nov. 12. TikTok asked for an extension from the Committee on Foreign Investment…

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