Trump to give TikTok's Chinese owner 45 days to reach deal to sell - sources

ReutersPublished: Aug 3, 2020 1:01 AM | Updated: Aug 3, 2020 2:05 AM

President Donald Trump has agreed to give China’s ByteDance 45 days to negotiate a sale of popular short-video app TikTok to Microsoft Corp, two people familiar with the matter said on Sunday.

US officials have said TikTok under its Chinese parent poses a national risk because of the personal data it handles. Trump said on Friday he was planning to ban TikTok in the United States after dismissing the idea of a sale to Microsoft.

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