While the law does give the president power to extend the deadline for outlawing TikTok by 90 days, University of Minnesota law professor Alan Rozenshtein noted on X that provisio

The current deadline for ByteDance to sell off or divest from TikTok is Jan. 19, which is less than a month away. But TikTok is still fighting the ban.

US Senators have urged Biden to extend TikTok’s January 19 deadline as the Supreme Court reviews its potential ban.

Two Senators, a Republican and a Democrat, would like the president to push the deadline back, citing free speech concerns.

Sens. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.) urged President Biden on Thursday to grant TikTok a 90-day extension to divest from its China-based parent company or face a ban. The pair emphasized the current deadline is set for Jan.

With just 30 days remaining until TikTok’s forced-sale deadline in the U.S., senators from both sides of the aisle are asking the president to approve a one-time 90-day extension. Senators Edward Markey (D-MA) and Rand Paul (R-KY) made that request in a straightforward letter to President Biden.