TikTok, popular in the US with 170 million users, faced the threat of being blocked after a law requiring its Chinese owner to sell the app due to national security threats came into effect. However, before the law took effect, on January 19, the app was temporarily disabled. On January 20, Trump signed an order delaying the decision on TikTok by 75 days.
Trump said he is in talks with several potential buyers and a decision on the future of TikTok is likely to be made within 30 days. He previously stated that he was open to the possibility of selling the app to billionaire Elon Musk, but Musk did not comment on this proposal.
Additionally, the startup Perplexity AI proposed merging with TikTok, suggesting that the US government would receive up to 50% of the new company. This proposal is also being discussed, sources said.
