<h1>Extension of TikTok ban deadline continues, keeping the platform available while the administration seeks a US ownership deal.</h1> The executive branch issued a third 90 day extension of the prohibition deadline on TikTok to permit continued negotiations for American ownership aimed at addressing data privacy and national security concerns; the extension was effected by executive order despite uncertainty about its clear legal basis, preserves the platform's availability while distributors rely on DOJ assurance against enforcement, and has not been judicially challenged.