New York, June 18 -- U.S. President Donald Trump will extend the deadline for ByteDance Ltd. to divest TikTok's U.S. operations for the third time, allowing the app to continue operating in the United States as negotiations continue, the White House said Tuesday.
"As he has said many times, President Trump does not want TikTok to go dark," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement. "This extension will last 90 days, which the administration will spend working to ensure this deal is closed so that the American people can continue to use TikTok with the assurance that their data is safe and secure."
This marks the third extension since Trump took office in January. He initially signed an executive order delaying the...