{"id":14657,"date":"2025-07-25T00:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T00:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/us-tiktok-ban-to-be-upheld-if-a-deal-isnt-finalized-by-current-deadline\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T00:25:00","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T00:25:00","slug":"us-tiktok-ban-to-be-upheld-if-a-deal-isnt-finalized-by-current-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/us-tiktok-ban-to-be-upheld-if-a-deal-isnt-finalized-by-current-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"#\n                US TikTok Ban to be Upheld if a Deal Isn\u2019t Finalized by Current Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/us-tiktok-ban-to-be-upheld-if-a-deal-isnt-finalized-by-current-deadline\/#US_TikTok_Ban_to_be_Upheld_if_a_Deal_Isnt_Finalized_by_Current_Deadline\" >US TikTok Ban to be Upheld if a Deal Isn\u2019t Finalized by Current Deadline<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"US_TikTok_Ban_to_be_Upheld_if_a_Deal_Isnt_Finalized_by_Current_Deadline\"><\/span>\n                US TikTok Ban to be Upheld if a Deal Isn\u2019t Finalized by Current Deadline<br \/>\n            <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<p><span><span><span>So this may mean nothing, because it isn\u2019t coming from Trump himself, but it could be reflective of broader U.S. government policy, and the approach the White House is now looking to take on the TikTok U.S. sell-off negotiations.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span>According to U.S. <span><span><span><span>Commerce Secretary <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span>Howard Lutnick<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span>, the U.S. government is indeed planning to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/07\/24\/tiktok-trump-us-china.html\" style=\"color:blue\">implement a full ban TikTok in America<\/a> if a deal for its sale to a U.S. entity cannot be finalized by the current September 17th deadline, as per President Trump\u2019s latest executive order to withhold enforcement of <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><span><span><span><span><span>the \u201c<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/7521\" style=\"box-sizing:inherit; color:blue; cursor:pointer; font-variant-ligatures:normal\"><span><span><span><span>Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Lutnick told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/07\/24\/tiktok-trump-us-china.html\" style=\"color:blue\">CNBC<\/a> that TikTok will \u201cgo dark\u201d on this date if China refuses to make a deal to sell the platform to a U.S. entity. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>As per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/07\/24\/tiktok-trump-us-china.html\" style=\"color:blue\">Lutnick<\/a>: <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><em><span><span><span><span>\u201cWe\u2019ve made the decision. You can\u2019t have Chinese control and have something on 100 million American <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span><span><span><span>phones<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span><span><span><span>.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/em><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Lutnick further remarked that the deal needs to see U.S. interests gain control of both the app and its algorithms, in order to meet the terms of the arrangement. And if that doesn\u2019t happen by the current deadline, then President Trump, Lutnick says, is willing to ban the app.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Now, again, until Trump says it, I won\u2019t see this as a definitive \u201cline in the sand\u201d type declaration. But if what Lutnick is saying is correct, we could now be in the last days of TikTok in the U.S., with just 54 days to go before the current deadline, which is based on the third extension that Trump has granted on the TikTok sell off deal.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>A key sticking point has reportedly been TikTok\u2019s algorithm, with the Chinese government seemingly <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/01\/17\/us\/politics\/tiktok-ban-sale-china.html\" style=\"color:blue\">unwilling to negotiate on the sale TikTok\u2019s source code<\/a> in any form. And TikTok without its all-knowing algorithm probably wouldn\u2019t be the same, which is why U.S. officials are trying to push to include this element in any deal.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Just last week, President Trump claimed that he has a TikTok deal ready to go, with a consortium of U.S. investors prepared to sign-up to the agreement. But one of the key partners in that deal recently backed out, so it\u2019s not clear whether the broader make-up of that arrangement would still stand, nor whether Chinese government representatives have expressed an interest in that offer either way.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>It seems, right now, like everything is still very much up in the air. And with less than two months remaining, it would also seem unlikely, at this stage, that an acceptable deal for all sides can be cobbled together in time.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>But maybe the various groups are not as distant as it seems, and a TikTok U.S. sale is going to happen. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Or maybe TikTok is actually working on a U.S.-only version of the app as a fail-safe (which TikTok has denied is happening).<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Either way, we could be closing in on a critical impasse, which could define the future of TikTok for American users.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>And if TikTok does get banned in the U.S., it seems likely that other regions will eventually follow suit.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Which could make sense, given the potential for TikTok to be utilized by Chinese state-backed groups in order to seed mis- and disinformation. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>But either way, it does feel like maybe four extensions of the deadline will be too many, even for Trump and his personal affections for the app.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>If you want to read more like this article, you can visit our <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/yohrt.com\/news\/social-media\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Social Media<\/a><\/span> category.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"color: black;\"><a style=\"color: #ff9900;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.socialmediatoday.com\/news\/tiktok-ban-upheld-if-deal-not-in-place-by-deadline\/754039\/\" target=\"_blank\" >Source<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>US TikTok Ban to be Upheld if a Deal Isn\u2019t Finalized by Current Deadline So this may mean nothing, because it isn\u2019t coming from Trump himself, but it could be reflective of broader U.S. government policy, and the approach the White House is now looking to take on the TikTok U.S. sell-off negotiations. 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