What happens to TikTok app after Donald Trump ban goes into effect?

NEW DELHI: It’s looking increasingly likely that TikTok won’t be able to sell its US operations by the mid-September deadline imposed in an executive order issued by US President Donald Trump last month. That doesn’t mean the video app beloved by tens of millions of teens will go dark overnight.

Trump on Thursday said he wouldn’t extend the September 20 deadline for a deal. But ByteDance Ltd, TikTok’s Chinese owner, may need more time to negotiate with suitors after new regulations from Beijing complicated the deal. The President has said if a deal isn’t done by the specified date then he’ll shut down TikTok.