The platform was banned on Saturday, but on Sunday it was already restoring service, following an announcement from the future president.
A TikTok stopped working on Saturday in the USafter the Supreme Court decided to maintain a law approved by Congress that forces the application to separate itself from the parent company, the Chinese ByteDance, or face closure.
The short video sharing platform, with 170 million users in the United States, sent many of them a warning with the following message: “Sorry, TikTok is currently unavailable.” Furthermore, he attributed the suspension of operations to legislation promoted by Congress.
However, according to the administration of outgoing President Joe Biden, TikTok made the decision on its own initiative.
Following the Supreme Court’s decision, the White House announced that the current Executive would not enforce the law, leaving its application to the President-elect, Donald Trump, who takes office this Monday.
Trump suspends law
The next day, Sunday, Donald Trump announced its intention to issue an executive order on Monday to suspend the law that bans TikTok in the country, proposing that the social network be 50% controlled by American shareholders.
“I’m asking companies not to leave TikTok in the dark,” Trump.
“I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period of time before the law’s prohibitions take effectso that we can make an agreement to protect our national security”, added the president-elect.
The law, approved by Congress in 2024, came into force this Sunday.
US legislation allows the head of state to delay application of the law for 90 days while a buyer is sought, an alternative offered to TikTok’s parent company, China’s ByteDance, instead of a ban.
Until now, the ByteDance refused to sell the platformwhich was launched just ten years ago and has become indispensable for a large group of young Internet users.
Already back
Shortly afterwards, TikTok itself reported that it was in the “process of restoration of service” in the USA. The social network was inaccessible for less than 24 hours.
A platform agradece a Donald Trump for “providing much-needed clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will not face penalties for providing TikTok to more than 170 million Americans and enabling more than 7 million small businesses to thrive.”
“It is a strong stand for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship. We will work with President Trump in a long-term solution that keeps TikTok in the United States”, continues the .
