Trump admin grants ByteDance 15-day extension to divest TikTok app

TikTok said it now has until Nov. 27 to reach an agreement

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Reuters WASHINGTON
1 min read Last Updated : Nov 13 2020 | 11:33 PM IST

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration granted ByteDance a 15-day extension of a divestiture order that had directed the Chinese company to sell the short video sharing app TikTok by Thursday, the company said in a court filing Friday.

TikTok said it now has until Nov. 27 to reach an agreement. ByteDance has been in talks for a deal with Walmart Inc and Oracle Corp to shift TikTok's U.S. assets into a new entity. The U.S Treasury did not immediately comment on Friday.

 

(Reporting by David Shepardson; editing by Jonathan Oatis)

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Topics :Trump administrationByteDanceTikTok

First Published: Nov 13 2020 | 11:20 PM IST

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