China Vance expects solution for Tiktok by Saturday
The US government will present a solution before a deadline for the Chinese short video app Tiktok expires this Saturday, according to Vice President JD Vance. "I think we're on a good path," Vance said on Foxnews. However, the government still needs a few days to finalize some things. President Donald Trump will announce the solution, and that will happen before the deadline expires, Vance emphasized.
03.04.2025, 18:57
SDA
According to a US law, Tiktok should have been sold by China-based owner Bytedance by January 19 - or shut down in the US. However, Trump granted a grace period of 75 days, which expires on April 5.
Young people inform themselves about the Trump administration on Tiktok
Vance said it was about achieving two things. Tiktok had to be prevented from spying on users in the United States. This is important for national security. But the government also wanted to give people access to this "incredible platform". Many young people would use it to find out about the policies of the Trump government. "And we have achieved both," said Vance.
According to a media report, Amazon recently announced its interest in purchasing Tiktok. The world's largest online retailer made the offer in a letter to Vance and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, wrote the New York Times. However, various parties involved in the negotiations did not take the Amazon offer seriously, it was said.
Bytedance and Tiktok have so far said that it would be impossible to sell just the US part of the short video app, as this would break up the platform. Trump said there were "different ways to buy Tiktok" - and they would find the one that was best for the US. Another interested party for Tiktok is the software company Oracle, which Bytedance had already commissioned to secure the data of US users.
