TikTok is building a new version of its app for users in the US ahead of a planned sale of the app to a group of investors, The Information reported on Sunday, citing unnamed sources.
This comes as President Trump said on Friday he will start talking to China on Monday or Tuesday about a possible TikTok deal.
He said the US “pretty much” has a deal on the sale of the TikTok short-video app.
TikTok plans to launch the new app in the U.S. on Sept. 5, according to The Information. REUTERS
Last month, Trump extended to Sept. 17 a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the US assets of TikTok.
TikTok has developed a plan to launch the new app to US app stores on Sept. 5, the report said.
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The report added that TikTok users will