App reprieve: This illustration photo shows the TikTok app on a smartphone screen in front of a photo of US President-elect Donald Trump. TikTok disconnected access to its users in the United States late last Saturday. — AFP
WASHINGTON: Hours before a deadline that would require TikTok to be divested or shut down, the incoming White House administration is offering a lifeline to the widely used video-sharing app – in contrast to last-minute criticism from the outgoing Biden administration.
President-elect Donald Trump said last Saturday he would “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day reprieve from the law, giving Chinese-owned parent company Bytedance Ltd more time to find a buyer.
