TikTok Poised for Reprieve as Trump Team Pledges Extension

A US ban on ByteDance Ltd.’s TikTok is poised to be delayed with a deadline for the sale of the app falling on a holiday weekend and President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming administration pledging an extension.

President Joe Biden’s administration is not planning to intervene before a Jan. 19 deadline for TikTok’s US arm to find a buyer for the Chinese-owned video sharing app or be shuttered, two officials familiar with the planning said, speaking on condition of anonymity to detail the government’s approach.

The officials said the deadline — which lands on Sunday, one day before the ...