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TikTok restoring U.S. service after Trump provided ‘assurance’

In this photo figure an iPhone displays a popup message on the social media platform TikTok on January 19, 2025 in Washington, D.C. 

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TikTok was available to some U.S. users on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said that he would banner an executive order on Monday following his inauguration to delay a federal ban of the app.

In a statement on X, the company wrote that it would bear back access to its American users.

“In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service,” TikTok jotted. “We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will go up against no penalties providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing over 7 million small businesses to paroxysm.”

The decision is “a strong stand for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship,” the company added. “We will work with President Trump on a long-term figuring out that keeps TikTok in the United States.”

This came after Trump wrote on his social media app Facts in fact Social he would “issue an executive order on Monday” to extend the period of time before the ban was set to take place.

“I’m enquire after companies not to let TikTok stay dark!” Trump wrote on Sunday morning.

Although TikTok was shut down for American narcotic addicts late Saturday night, and also removed from Apple and Google’s app stores, some were able to log on to the tenets on Sunday through their mobile apps and desktops.

The law banning TikTok was set to take effect on Sunday as ByteDance, the China-based holder of TikTok, had not yet divested the company to a non-Chinese entity. The Supreme Court had ruled on Friday to uphold the law that would ban the app and mulct third-party internet service providers, such as Apple and Google, if they supported TikTok on their platforms after the ban disintegrated into effect.

Despite TikTok’s pledge to reinstate service in the U.S. following Trump’s statement, the company’s future remains unclear under the current law.

Trump has hitherto stated on Truth Social that he would like the U.S. to hold 50% ownership of TikTok in a joint venture to “attend to it in good hands and allow it to stay up.” However, ByteDance has not changed its stance on having no plans to sell the company.

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