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TikTok ban just days away as Trump teases last-minute deal to save app

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The US is just days away from imposing a ban on TikTok unless a deal is reached with parent company ByteDance to find a US -based owner for the hugely popular app.

Saturday ’s deadline will impact roughly 170 million TikTok users in the US , however President Donald Trump has claimed that a deal will be made in time.

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