Will TikTok go dark Wednesday? Trump claims deal with China avoids shutdown.

The future of TikTok in the United States remains uncertain as the Trump administration's deadline for the app's sale approaches. President Trump has claimed that a deal has been reached with China to avoid a shutdown, but experts are skeptical that China will agree to a sale without additional concessions in the ongoing trade war. The Trump administration has cited national security concerns as the reason for the potential ban of TikTok, which is owned by the Chinese company ByteDance. The proposed deal would involve the sale of TikTok's US operations to a group led by Oracle and Walmart. However, there are doubts about whether China will approve the deal, as it would require the transfer of TikTok's algorithm, a key component of the app's success. The deadline for the sale is set for September 20th, leaving little time for the parties involved to reach an agreement and avoid a potential shutdown of the popular social media platform in the United States.