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2025 has been a rollercoaster ride for TikTok fans who live in the US. The app was banned for a short period in Jan. before being reinstated hours later after promises from then President-elect Trump. Since then, we’ve seen four extensions to the ban taking the deadline through to mid-Dec.
Dec. 16 is now the new deadline where TikTok must divest its US operation, or face a nationwide shutdown. On…








