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TikTok Restores U.S. Service as Trump Promises to Delay Federal Ban

TikTok users in the United States saw the app return online Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump announced plans to issue an executive order delaying the ban that briefly took TikTok offline. The law, which went into effect the same day, required TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app or face a ban due to national security concerns.

Trump stated he would issue an executive order on Monday to extend the time before the law is enforced, allowing room for negotiations to keep TikTok operational. “Frankly, we have no choice. We have to save it,” Trump remarked during a Sunday rally. He also suggested the possibility of a joint venture, with 50% ownership by American entities, to meet the law’s requirements.

Despite the ban being lifted,, the app remains unavailable for download on major platforms like Apple and Google app stores. This may change when – and if – the delay is officially granted, but the current state of the app is still uncertain. Multiple U.S. senators are actively opposing the idea of an extension, demanding that the ban go through as planned.

Until a concrete decisions is made regarding TikTok, is long-term viability as a social media and marketing platform within the U.S. is still uncertain. Negotiations are still ongoing, and depending on the decisions that each side makes, the platform could either return in some form or simply get re-banned from the U.S. under the exact same terms.

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