"Millions of TikTok users in the United States will be relieved to hear President Donald Trump say that China had agreed to approve a deal on the future of the social media platform in the US. With US politicians worried that TikTok poses a national security threat and spreads propaganda, Congress passed a bill last year that banned the short video app unless its Chinese owner, ByteDance, sold its US business."
"But Trump had extended the deadline by which ByteDance was to divest from the platform or face the promised ban, and even went so far as to raise the matter with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a call on Friday."
After a call with Chinese President Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump said an agreement was on the way. China agreed to approve a deal regarding TikTok's future in the United States. Congress passed a bill banning TikTok unless ByteDance sold its US business amid national security and propaganda concerns. Trump extended the divestment deadline and raised the matter with Xi during the call. The potential deal could prevent the mandated ban and affect millions of US users and ongoing government oversight of social media. Presenter Tom McRae and guests Richard Weitz, Einar Tangen, and Maria Curi were listed.
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