TikTok is restoring services in the US after Trump’s pledge
TikTok is resuming services for its 170 million users in the US after President-elect Donald Trump said he would take office on Monday.
On Sunday the Chinese-owned app stopped working for US users following concerns that their data could be accessed by Chinese authorities.
In a statement, TikTok later said it was in the process of “restoring service” just hours after it went dark in the US.
It thanked the President-elect for “providing needed clarity and assurances” and said they would work with Trump “on a long-term solution that will keep TikTok in the United States.”
Posting on Truth Social, a social media platform he owns, Trump said on Sunday: “I’m telling companies not to leave TikTok in the dark! I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period of time before the law’s prohibitions take effect, so we can protect our national security in a Can compromise.”
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, had previously ignored a law that required it to sell its US operations to avoid the ban. Law The Supreme Court upheld it on Friday and it became effective on Sunday,
The platform is extremely popular among its millions of American users. It has also proven to be a valuable tool for American political campaigns to reach young voters.
trump Earlier supported TikTok banBut recently he has claimed to have a “warm spot” for the app, touting the billions of views his videos attracted on the platform during last year’s presidential campaign.
Under legislation passed last April, the US version of the app will be removed from app stores and web-hosting services.
TikTok has argued that the law violates free speech protections for its users in the country.
