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The beginnings
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the U.S. is “looking at” banning TikTok and other Chinese social media apps, -
Trump suggests ban
Trump suggests a TikTok ban could be deployed to punish China for the outbreak of the coronavirus. -
Ban in 24 hours
Trump tells reporters he plans to ban TikTok in the United States within 24 hours. -
Microsoft in talks to buy Tiktok
Microsoft confirms in a statement that they are in talks to purchase Tiktok by September 15. https://blogs.microsoft.com/blog/2020/08/02/microsoft-to-continue-discussions-on-potential-tiktok-purchase-in-the-united-states/ -
Executive Order
President Donald Trump issues an executive order banning transactions with TikTok in 45 days. -
Deadline extended
Trump gives TikTok 90 days to be sold or it will be banned. -
Oracle/Walmart deal
President Trump says he has approved a deal between TikTok's parent company, ByteDance, and Oracle, temporarily avoiding a ban on TikTok in app stores in the US. -
TikTok "Here to stay"
Interim Head of TikTok Vanessa Pappas released a video on Tiktok's official account announcing the Oracle deal and saying that TikTok is "here to stay" with "no change to our users here in US or around the world." -
Original deadline
The original deadline for TikTok to be sold to a US buyer. -
Complications
US President Donald Trump says that American companies need to control the service, otherwise "we're not going to approve the deal." -
Judge intervenes
A US judge orders the Trump administration to either postpone its ban on TikTok or respond by the next afternoon to a request from ByteDance to temporarily block the ban. -
Current deadline
TikTok's current deadline to get its deal with Oracle and Walmart approved and sorted out, or approve another deal.