TikTok Ban Averted as US, China Reach Agreement

The fate of TikTok in the United States has been secured — at least temporarily — after Washington and Beijing reached a framework deal to transfer TikTok’s US operations under American oversight.

The agreement comes after months of pressure on parent company ByteDance to divest or face a nationwide ban, which was set to begin this week. The White House had already postponed the ban three times, most recently in June.

The deal allows TikTok’s 150 million American users to continue uninterrupted while ensuring US control over data security and user privacy. Analysts say the breakthrough could ease US-China tensions but caution that Congress may still scrutinize the arrangement before final approval.