The time just never seems to work out for TikTok.

A national restrictions of the wildly popular social media app is set to push in after this month, unless it reaches a deal to offer itself to a buyer deemed meet by US officials, or it’s given still another extension to do so by President Donald Trump.

Some observers are betting on the expansion. The New York Post and the Wall Street Journal both published reports earlier this month quoting private sources who said Trump planned to challenge one. The ban was initially set to take impact back in January, but has since been pushed back half by Trump, who has both admitted a passion for TikTok and frequently promised to never take the game away from Americans.

The impending date falls on Thursday, which happens to be Juneteenth, a national holiday.  

Both TikTok and the Chinese authorities have longer opposed a price of the bank’s US businesses, and it remains unclear if their posts have changed. In addition, in the months since Trump took office, his administration and China have become mired in a tariff war that has heightened tensions between the two countries and shaken global markets.

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Lawmakers in both political parties have long voiced concerns that TikTok could be a threat to national security and could be used by the Chinese government to spy on Americans or spread misinformation to further China’s agenda. TikTok continues to deny those accusations.

The law requiring the sale was passed by Congress last year with overwhelming bipartisan support and signed into law by then-President Joe Biden. Free speech advocates and other groups sued to overturn the law on First Amendment grounds, but it was upheld by the US Supreme Court in January.

So what’s next for TikTok? Here’s what you need to know.

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What does the law do?

The law aims to force ByteDance to sell TikTok to a buyer approved by American officials and guarantee that ByteDance no longer has access to US user data or control over the TikTok algorithm.

TikTok was given nine months to comply, hence the original Jan. 19, 2025, sale deadline, at which point the government could require the removal of its app from US app stores and demand that other tech companies stop supporting the app and website.

TikTok shut down in the US the night of Jan. 18, citing the ban, but came back online the next morning after Trump made assurances that he would not immediately enforce it. Trump later formalized that promise by signing an executive order that directed the attorney general not to enforce the ban for 75 days, effectively moving the deadline to April 5.

Shortly before that deadline, Trump issued the second 75-day executive order, saying that” tremendous progress” had been made, but that no deal had been reached. That delay, which pushed the deadline to June 19, wasn’t unexpected. Several potential bidders for TikTok’s US operations had made their interest known in the few days preceding it, and Trump had been meeting with administration officials to discuss possible deals and ownership structures.

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What’s Trump’s take?

After initially calling for a ban during his first presidency, Trump said during his 2024 campaign that he wasn’t in favor of one and pledged to” save TikTok,” though he didn’t specify how he’d do that.

Shortly before signing the second extension ,  Trump told the press  that” there’s tremendous interest in TikTok. ” He added that he would “like to see TikTok remain alive. ” The president also said that” we have a lot of potential buyers” and that his administration is “dealing with China,” which has long opposed a sale.  

On March 26, Trump said he  would consider lowering tariffs on Chinese goods   if the Chinese government approved a sale of TikTok’s US operations. At that time, he also reiterated his willingness to push the deadline back if needed.

Trump also has floated the idea of the US taking a 50 % stake in the company as part of a joint venture, but hasn’t given specifics as to how that would work.

TikTok CEO Shou Chew was one of several high-profile tech executives to attend Trump’s inauguration in January, just hours before Trump would sign the order granting the 75-day extension.

Prior to that, during a press conference in December, Trump pointed to the role TikTok played during the election, crediting it with helping him pick up the votes of young people.

” TikTok had an impact, and so we’re taking a look at it,” Trump said. ” I have a little bit of a warm spot in my heart. I’ll be honest. “