TikTok announced it is restoring service Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order to pause the ban on the app. The app was briefly shut down Saturday night, hours before a ban was set to take effect. Trump said he would issue a 90-day extension and pause the law, but his proposed solution involved TikTok owner ByteDance working with the U.S. government. TikTok expressed gratitude to Trump for providing clarity and assurance to its service providers.
TikTok announced it is restoring service Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order to pause the ban on the wildly popular app.late Saturday night, hours before a ban on the app was set to take effect. Anyone opening the TikTok app was greeted with a short message and unable to do anything else.and force us to make our services temporarily unavailable,” the initial message read. “We’re working to restore our service in the U.S.
TikTok’s sudden shutdown Saturday night came as a surprise to many. Tech experts said the so-called “TikTok ban” lawbut instead banned it from application stores. TikTok was indeed removed from Apple’s App Store and Google’s Play Store, so it can no longer be downloaded through major channels. “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service,” the company posted shortly after noon Sunday. “We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing over 7 million small businesses to thrive. It’s a strong stand for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship.
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