tiktok, which is currently offline After a ban in the United States, they say it will be back online thanks to President Trump, who initiated the years-long ban via executive order in August 2020, years before he Used this platform as part of its. Made a bid to return to the White House.
“In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service. We thank President Trump for providing needed clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will not face any penalties for providing TikTok to more than 170 million Americans and allowing more than seven million small businesses to thrive ,” TikTok said in a statement. statement Today on X, formerly known as Twitter.
“This is a strong stand for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship. We will work with President Trump on a long-term solution that will keep TikTok in the United States.
First Amendment defense of TikTok failed unanimously to the United States Supreme Court on Friday, January 17, 2025, after significant bipartisan support Easily moved legislation through Congress and the controversial law survived several cases in appellate courts in 2024.
President Trump, who said through Executive Order 13942 in August 2020 that information and communications technologies and services, including TikTok, pose a threat to the national security of the United States and are a “national emergency”, today spoke on Truth Social Said he wanted TikTok to be available to broadcast his second inauguration tomorrow, January 20, 2025.
“I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period of time before the law’s prohibitions take effect, so we can reach an agreement to protect our national security. The order will also confirm that there will be no liability for any company that helped prevent TikTok from being shut down before my order,” Trump wrote today.
Despite President Trump banning TikTok during his first term and President Biden signing a ban into law in April 2024, both politicians have pushed back in recent days. TikTok is reported to have 170 million users in the United States.
In the final weeks of the Biden presidency, the White House Said Americans shouldn’t expect to see TikTok “suddenly banned on Sunday.” Of course, the app Did ByteDance goes offline on orders as the Chinese company claims it has not received adequate assurances from the Biden administration. After the Supreme Court upheld the TikTok ban, President Biden said he would not enforce it while in office, closing the door for incoming President Trump.
For now, TikTok’s Chinese owners are confident that President Trump will find a way to keep the app alive in the United States. It remains to be seen what obstacles must be overcome for this to happen, whether through Congress changing the law or refusing to enforce a law that passes all three branches of the federal government. Or, perhaps ByteDance will sell the required 80% of TikTok to non-foreign adversaries, as required under the law that took effect today.
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