TikTok announced on Thursday that it has finalised a deal that will allow the hugely popular short-video app to continue operating in the US.
The deal comes after a years-long tussle between Washington and Beijing that began in Trump's first term in the White House when he tried unsuccessfully to ban the app over national security concerns.
The platform was due to be banned in the US in January 2025 if its Chinese owner, ByteDance, failed to sell its US operations to American investors. But US President Donald Trump repeatedly postponed the enforcement of legislation to take down the app.
That deal has now closed, according to TikTok. But what will this mean for the 200 million Americans on the app?
Here's what to know.
