US EditionTikTok Plans US-Only 'M2' App Ahead of September Divestiture Deadline
UNITED STATES, JUL 7 – TikTok plans to replace its current U.S. app with a new version by March 2026 amid regulatory pressure and a pending sale to American investors, affecting over 170 million users.
- TikTok plans to launch a new version of its app for U.S. users on September 5 as part of a pending sale of its U.S. operations.
- This plan complies with a congressional requirement that ByteDance sell TikTok’s American operations by September 17, or the app will face a ban due to national security issues.
- TikTok made arrangements to keep U.S. user data on servers operated by Oracle as a security measure, though users might experience some technical issues during this migration process.
- On Friday, President Trump indicated that an agreement is nearly in place regarding the TikTok sale, though it still requires approval from China to be finalized.
- Approximately 170 million TikTok users in the U.S. will need to install a newly launched app to maintain access to the platform, as the existing version will remain functional only until March 2026.
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