TikTok was available to some U.S. users on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said that he would sign an executive order on Monday following his inauguration to delay a federal ban of the app.
In an announcement on X, the corporate wrote that it could bring back access to its American users.
“In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is within the strategy of restoring service,” TikTok wrote. “We thank President Trump for providing the obligatory clarity and assurance to our service providers that they are going to face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing over 7 million small businesses to thrive.”
The choice is “a powerful stand for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship,” the corporate added. “We are going to work with President Trump on a long-term solution that keeps TikTok in america.”
This got here after Trump wrote on his social media app Truth Social he would “issue an executive order on Monday” to increase the time period before the ban was set to happen.
“I’m asking firms to not let TikTok stay dark!” Trump wrote on Sunday morning.
Although TikTok was shut down for American users late Saturday night, and likewise faraway from Apple and Google’s app stores, some were in a position to go browsing to the platform on Sunday through their mobile apps and desktops.
The law banning TikTok was set to take effect on Sunday as ByteDance, the China-based owner of TikTok, had not yet divested the corporate to a non-Chinese entity. The Supreme Court had ruled on Friday to uphold the law that will ban the app and penalize third-party web service providers, reminiscent of Apple and Google, in the event that they supported TikTok on their platforms after the ban went into effect.
Despite TikTok’s pledge to reinstate service within the U.S. following Trump’s statement, the corporate’s future stays unclear under the present law.
Trump has previously stated on Truth Social that he would love the U.S. to carry 50% ownership of TikTok in a three way partnership to “keep it in good hands and permit it to stay awake.” Nonetheless, ByteDance has not modified its stance on having no plans to sell the corporate.
