Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey is co-sponsor of a bill to extend the deadline on a ban of the social media app TikTok.  It would leave the app in place for an additional 270 days beyond the current January 19th, deadline. 

Markey believes the deadline was rushed without adequate consideration of the consequences for 170 million Americans who use TikTok. 

He said he believes the owner should divest due to its ties to China, but that it should be given sufficient time to sell.