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TikTok confirms proposed deal with Oracle, Walmart as US delays app store ban by one week
Published: Sep 20, 2020 08:14 AM

Photo taken on Aug. 21, 2020 shows a logo of the video-sharing social networking company TikTok's Los Angeles Office in Culver City, Los Angeles County, the United States. TikTok confirmed Saturday that it will file a lawsuit against the Trump administration over an executive order banning any U.S. transactions with its parent company ByteDance. (Xinhua)


 
 
TikTok on Saturday confirmed that it has reached a proposed deal with US companies Oracle and Walmart. 

"We are pleased that the proposal by Tiktok, Oracle, and Walmart will resolve the security concerns of the U.S. administration and settle the question around TikTok's future in the US," the company said in a statement. 

Oracle will become TikTok's technology provider and it's also working with Walmart on a commercial partnership, the statement said.

Shortly after TikTok confirmed the deal, the US Department of Commerce announced an order to delay TikTok's US app store ban by a week until September 27.

The order said the decision was taken "in light of recent positive developments," and at US President Donald Trump's direction the ban will be postponed until 11:59 p.m September 27. 

Trump on Saturday told reporters at the White House he backs the deal with TikTok owner ByteDance, Oracle and Walmart.

"I have given the deal my blessing," Trump said. "I approve the deal in concept."