Vice President Vance expects framework of TikTok deal by April 5

FILE PHOTO: The TikTok app logo is seen in this illustration taken January 16, 2025. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Vice President JD Vance expects the general terms of an agreement to resolve the ownership of social media platform TikTok in time for an April 5 deadline, according to two White House officials.

TikTok's fate has been up in the air since a law requiring its Chinese owner ByteDance to either sell it on national security grounds or face a ban took effect on January 19.