The U.S. ban on TikTok has been postponed yet again by President Donald Trump.

Trump declared that December 16, 2025, has been set as the fresh deadline for TikTok along with its China-based parent firm Bytedance to finalize a sale agreement if they intend to keep operating in the U.S.

Earlier this week, Trump and his administration referred to a “framework” for reaching a deal with China regarding TikTok’s sale. Nonetheless, specifics about the agreement were scarce at that moment.

As per a recent report from the Wall Street Journal, the arrangement would assign 80 percent of TikTok’s ownership to a consortium comprising Trump associates such as Larry Ellison’s Oracle, Andreessen Horowitz, and Silver Lake. The remaining 20 percent would still be held by Chinese investors. China would maintain control over the technology underlying TikTok, including its algorithm, and would license it to the new U.S. entity.

The TikTok ban garnered bipartisan support from Congress owing to supposed national security issues. Trump, who championed the ban during his first term, altered his position after asserting that TikTok had contributed to his 2024 presidential campaign success.

The December 16 deadline is almost a month prior to the one-year mark since TikTok temporarily went offline due to a U.S. ban. In January, TikTok restricted U.S. users from accessing the app before Trump, during his inauguration weekend, prolonged the deadline.

Trump has postponed TikTok’s deadline several times, and his administration seemed to adopt a more severe approach towards the company over the summer to finalize the agreement.