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TikTok became available again to some users in the US this Sunday (19), after President-elect Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order on Monday (20) to delay a federal ban on the app.
The TikTok app page on Apple’s App Store on a smartphone arranged in the Queens borough of New York, USA, on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 (Gabby Jones/Bloomberg)
In a post on X, the company wrote that it would reactivate access for its American users.
“In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service,” TikTok wrote. “We thank President Trump for providing much-needed clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will not face penalties while providing TikTok to more than 170 million Americans and enabling more than 7 million small businesses to thrive.”
The decision is “a strong defense of the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship,” the company added. “We will work with President Trump on a long-term solution that will keep TikTok in the United States.”
This came after Trump wrote on his social media app Truth Social that he would “issue an executive order on Monday” to extend the period of time before the ban was scheduled to take effect.
A law shutting down the app in the US for national security reasons came into effect on Sunday.
Although TikTok was blocked for American users on Saturday night, and also removed from the Apple and Google app stores, some people were able to access the platform on Sunday via their desktops.
