TikTok's US Fate Hangs in the Balance: A Final Ultimatum

The Trump administration vowed to save TikTok's US operations, but months of negotiations have yielded no deal with the Chinese government. Now, Trump's Commerce Secretary Lutnick warns that if China doesn't approve the latest deal—potentially resulting in a crippled US-only version—the US will soon shut down TikTok. The deal demands US control over TikTok's algorithm, a condition ByteDance seems unwilling to meet, unwilling to relinquish its core technology. TikTok's US future remains uncertain, caught in a high-stakes game of national security and commercial interests.