{"id":5090,"date":"2025-03-31T09:44:45","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T09:44:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/?p=5090"},"modified":"2025-03-31T09:45:23","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T09:45:23","slug":"tiktok-sale-deal-to-come-before-saturday-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beadysword.com.ng\/blog\/2025\/03\/31\/tiktok-sale-deal-to-come-before-saturday-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"TikTok Sale Deal To Come Before Saturday Deadline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>A deal with ByteDance to sell Toktok would be struck before a deadline on Saturday, President Donald Trump has said.<\/strong><\/p>\n<section class=\"site-sections article-page\">\n<div class=\"container\">\n<div class=\"row\">\n<article id=\"article post-910713\" class=\"section col-12 col-lg-8 section__default section__post post post__detail post__default\">\n<div class=\"section-inner\">\n<div class=\"post-content detail-grid grid-alignright grid-allow-pullout\">\n<p>Trump set the April 5 deadline in January for TikTok to find a non-Chinese buyer or face a U.S. ban on national security grounds due to have taken effect that month under a 2024 law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a lot of potential buyers,\u201d Trump told reporters on Air Force One late on Sunday. \u201cThere\u2019s tremendous interest in Tiktok,\u201d adding, \u201cI\u2019d like to see Tiktok remain alive.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The development comes after Reuters reported on Friday that private equity firm Blackstone is evaluating making a small minority investment in TikTok\u2019s U.S. operations, according to two people familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p>Blackstone is discussing joining ByteDance\u2019s existing non-Chinese shareholders, led by Susquehanna International Group and General Atlantic, in contributing fresh capital to bid for TikTok\u2019s U.S. business. The group has emerged as front-runners.<\/p>\n<div class=\"advert advert__leaderboard d-block\">\n<div class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1672569913499-0\" data-google-query-id=\"CLmAgdODtIwDFU2eUAYdtgsCWQ\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/7032479\/Article_Page_in_Article_2_300x250_0__container__\">Washington says TikTok\u2019s ownership by ByteDance makes it beholden to the Chinese government, and Beijing could use the app to conduct influence operations against the United States and collect data on Americans.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Trump previously said he was willing to extend the April deadline if an agreement over the social media app was not reached.<\/p>\n<div class=\"advert advert__leaderboard d-block\"><\/div>\n<p>Last week, he acknowledged the role China will play in getting any deal done, including giving its approval, saying, \u201cmaybe I\u2019ll give them a little reduction in tariffs or something to get it done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Vice President JD Vance\u00a0has said he expects the general\u00a0terms of an agreement resolving the ownership of the social media platform to be reached by April 5.<\/p>\n<p>The future of the app used by nearly half of all Americans has been up in the air since a 2024 law, passed with overwhelming bipartisan support, required ByteDance to divest TikTok by January 19.<\/p>\n<div class=\"advert advert__leaderboard d-block\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"light\">\n<div class=\"container py-2\"><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"wtgSticky\" class=\"slideFromBottom animated\">\n<div id=\"wtgStickyWrapper\">\n<div id=\"wtgStickyScrollMobileDivInner\" class=\"wtgStickyInner wtgStickyScrollMobileDivInner-loaded\">\n<div id=\"\/26225854,7032479\/Dotaudience\/channelstv.com\/sb_ad\" data-google-query-id=\"CLy719WDtIwDFQueUAYdqeAFAg\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A deal with ByteDance to sell Toktok would be struck before a deadline on Saturday, President Donald Trump has said. 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