Donald Trump has said that his administration will this week seek approval from the Chinese government for a sale of TikTok’s US operations by China’s ByteDance to a group of American investors. With a sale now looking likely,

TikTok is reportedly planning to launch a new version of the app for US users. The Information reported the news on Sunday, July 6, 2025, citing anonymous insiders. For the unversed, the social media platform was facing a ban earlier this year after its parent company, Bytedance, refused to sell the app to American investors.

TikTok is purportedly building a new version of its platform for users in the United States ahead of a planned sale to a group of investors.