President-elect Donald Trump intervened to prevent a ban on the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, extending the deadline for a sale to a US-based company. Trump initially sought to ban or force the sale of TikTok due to national security concerns, but reversed course after meeting with TikTok CEO Shou Chew. The app briefly went dark before Trump announced his plan to extend the deadline with an executive order.
President-elect Donald Trump performed a years-long about-face on the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok, culminating with him being credited for saving the app on Sunday. Trump's first administration initially proposed banning the app or forcing its sale to a non-Chinese owner, but the plan never came to fruition until President Biden took office in 2020. A bipartisan group of lawmakers approved the legislation at the time and Biden signed it, setting the ban-or-sell deadline to Jan. 19.
As a result, TikTok's 170 million American users were instead presented with a message thanking Trump for his efforts to save the app. Welcome back!" the TikTok message read. "Thank you for your patience and support. As a result of President Trump's efforts, TikTok is back in the U.S.!" Earlier Sunday, Trump wrote on TRUTH Social that he is "asking companies not to let TikTok stay dark!" He vowed to extend the ban-or-sell deadline with an executive order on Monday, though he did not offer details on the extension. "By doing this, we save TikTok, keep it in good hands and allow it to up.
TikTok later released another statement from its account on X, again thanking the incoming president. "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," the statement said. "It’s a strong stand for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship.
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