Last week, President Donald Trump paused TikTok's nationwide ban in the U.S., after the Supreme Court ordered it be shut down due to national security concerns over its ties to the Chinese government. This could potentially enable Beijing to access user data and influence American users.
Donald Trump is now being hailed as TikTok's savior after he tried to ban the app during his White House first term.
Under the deal being negotiated by the White House, TikTok’s China-based owner, ByteDance, would retain a stake in the company, but data collection and software updates would be overseen by Oracle, which already provides the foundation of TikTok’s Web infrastructure, one of the sources told Reuters.
TikTok has confirmed it is "restoring service" after Donald Trump confirmed he will enact an executive order to extend the app's ban deadline.
President Donald Trump has indicated that he might not save TikTok after all, after calling the social media site "worthless" on his first day back in the White House. Trump had previously pledged to rescue TikTok from the nationwide ban enforced by the Supreme Court,
D: Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office to sign a series of pardons and executive orders, including his promise to delay implementation of a law restricting TikTok. The order delays implementation of a law for 75 days,
"This app has been with me since I was 14; I'm 21 now; it's helped me laugh when I was at my lowest, given me the motivation to end a toxic relationship, and reminded me I wasn't alone."
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE -- President Donald Trump hasn’t been shy about sharing his thoughts since taking office, and he added a 20-minute Q & A with reporters aboard Air Force One to the mix Saturday night. He held forth on everything from the color of the presidential plane to the fate of TikTok, Greenland and Canada.
"I'm asking companies not to let TikTok stay dark! I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period of time before the law's prohibitions take effect, so that we can
President Donald Trump signed an executive order to further delay the TikTok ban in the U.S. In a statement shared hours after he was sworn in on Monday, Jan. 20, Trump announced he was giving TikTok 75 more days before a law banning the social media platform in the U.S. would take effect.
Tok is restoring service to users of the app on Sunday after it said incoming president Donald Trump provided "necessary clarity" that it would not face penalties.