The order directs the Justice Department not to take action or impose penalties against 'any entity for any noncompliance' with the law.
Washington — President Trump signed an executive order on Monday directing the Justice Department to not enforce a law that effectively bans TikTok for 75 days. It directs the Justice Department not to take action or impose penalties against 'any entity for any noncompliance' with the law. The widely popular short-form video app briefly shuttered in the U.S. this weekend hours before a bipartisan law that gave TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance until Jan.
Trump, who sought to ban the app over national security concerns during his first term, vowed to 'save' TikTok before he was sworn in this time around. On Monday, he said the U.S. 'has bigger problems' and added that he had a 'warm spot' for the app. The order says the Trump administration will review sensitive intelligence related to the national security concerns 'and evaluate the sufficiency of mitigation measures TikTok has taken to date.
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