President Donald Trump signed an order Tuesday that will allow TikTok to continue service in the U.S. nearly until the end of the year.

Australian Communications Minister Anika Wells outlined rules for social media companies to follow as the nation prepares to enforce a ban on social media for children younger than 16 before the end of the year.

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that the U.S. and China have a deal that would keep TikTok operating in the United States, in an agreement that marks a breakthrough in months-long talks between the world's two biggest economies.

President Donald Trump hinted in a Truth Social post on Sept. 15 that the United States and China have reached a deal to divest the popular social media platform to a U.S. buyer. The announcement came two days before the next ban deadline for the social media platform, Sept. 17.

The biggest cog in China-U.S. talks over the TikTok ban was the much-coveted and highly addictive TikTok algorithm. The algorithm is what has made TikTok so successful, and Chinese officials have been reluctant to give that up to U.S. control, leaving onlookers questioning what value the app would have without it.

Treasury Secretary Bessent said the U.S. and China had struck a "framework for a TikTok deal," days before a deadline that could have banned the app in the U.S.

If China sells TikTok to a U.S. buyer without its algorithm, users will notice a difference in functionality, experts say.

Since the fatal shooting, social media has become the town square for increasingly strident debate and the forum for which conservatives have sought to punish people they feel aren't offering Kirk the proper respect.

Today, social media is likely to spread disinformation, deepen political divides, and erode public trust in everything from elections to public health.