For many of America’s 170 million TikTok users, US President Donald Trump’s move to delay a legal ban of the popular social media platform was cause for celebration. But in China, where TikTok’s parent company is based,
The app’s availability in the U.S. has been thrown into jeopardy over data privacy and national security concerns.
During his first term as president, Donald Trump led the effort to ban TikTok, the hugely popular video-sharing site he said posed threats to U.S. national security.
On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order to pause the TikTok ban for 75 days. Trump's order says the attorney general "shall not take any action to enforce the Act" passed by Congress. That will give Trump's administration "an opportunity to determine the appropriate course of action."
President Donald Trump notably called for a ban of TikTok during his first term due to national security concerns.
The company said TikTok was coming back online in the U.S. after President-elect Donald Trump provided assurances to its service providers.
Nearly 200 House Republicans and over 30 Senate Republicans voted to ban TikTok last year if it did not sell its U.S. operations.
Trump is now the president again. He has promised a historically busy Inauguration Day.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that gives TikTok a 75-day extension during which the United States will not enforce the law meant to force the app's owner to sell the company.
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Monday seeking to delay by 75 days the enforcement of a ban of popular short-video app TikTok that was slated to be shuttered on Jan. 19. While signing the order,
TikTok restored service to U.S. users after Trump said he would issue an executive order after he's sworn in to delay a ban of the platform.