TikTok deal timeline: From proposed ban in 2020 to ByteDance JV for US unit sale in 2026 — Here’s all you need to know by Live mint | January 23, 2026 12:16 pm | Indian Stocks, Market, News TikTok deal timeline: Here’s all you need to know from the ban first proposed by Donald Trump in 2020, to Congress action, and parent ByteDance forming a JV to sell TikTok’s US unit in 2026 in line with the government deal.