TikTok is currently not banned in the U.S., but it faces a looming deadline of September 17, 2025, to either be sold off by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or face a ban. The U.S. government, under President Donald Trump, has delayed the enforcement of the ban multiple times, with Trump indicating he will likely extend the deadline again past September 17 if a deal to sell TikTok to American buyers has not yet been finalized. The main national security concerns relate to data privacy and potential Chinese government influence. As of August 2025, no final sale has occurred, and extensions are continuing while negotiations persist.
