According to The Information, the existing app – referred to internally as "M" – will be removed from US app stores once the new version is

A separation between our government and Big Tech will be crucial to defending democracy—both nationally and globally—for years to come.

BELLEVUE, Wash. — TikTok and its parent company ByteDance, will lay off more than 60 employees from its Bellevue office. The two submitted separate state Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notifications (WARN) on Monday.

Popular video-sharing app TikTok is still available to US users only because President Trump issued an executive order in early 2025 to postpone the ban the Chinese app is facing. Trump has extended the delay two more times since then, with the latest extension coming just a few weeks ago.

The chatbot called Tanfan, which translates to “discover meals” in English, is only accessible via the Chinese short video app Douyin, where users are also able to book restaurants and order dishes from certain eateries.

Even with the TikTok divest-or-ban law officially in effect since January, the app has only shut down service in the US for one day. Now, The Information reports that an agreement for a sale satisfying the law’s requirements is close and would come with a new, separate version of the app.

The new app, which TikTok developed exclusively for American users, should be launched in September. US users will have until March 2026 to upgrade to this version. By doing so, ByteDance could comply with the provisions of the new law that requires foreign firms to limit access to sensitive information of American citizens.