US EditionA New TikTok App May Be Coming. Here’s What We Know so Far
UNITED STATES, JUL 8 – TikTok aims to address U.S. regulatory concerns by creating a new app version before selling to investors as President Trump plans talks with China on a possible deal.
- ByteDance must sell TikTok's U.S. operations by September 17 or face a ban, prompting plans for a new U.S.-specific app.
- The sale-or-ban law was signed last year over national security concerns, with delays to enforcement causing skepticism about a deal's imminence.
- TikTok has 170 million American users, and U.S. investors including Kevin O'Leary plan to form a syndicate to acquire TikTok's U.S. business.
- President Trump said a group of "very wealthy" buyers is ready, while the new app must run a distinct algorithm separate from ByteDance's technology.
- The outcome depends on approvals from U.S. and Chinese leaders and may reshape TikTok's platform experience for American users if the sale proceeds.
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It seems more and more likely that a possible sale of TikTok will force U.S. users to download a new app. And that could mean a different experience. After several delays in implementing a law that forces ByteDance — China-based TikTok’s parent company — to sell or face a ban in the U.S., President Donald Trump claims to have found a buyer for the app. Meanwhile, TikTok is developing a new version exclusively for the U.S., which could be release…
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