Trump signs order delaying TikTok ban for 75 days
Share:
Order aimed at giving TikTok parent company more time to find suitable buyer. US president Donald Trump signed a new executive order on Monday delaying the enforcement of a ban on the popular social media platformTikTok by 75 days. Last week the US Supreme Court ruled in favour of a law that barred TikTok from US consumers after former president Joe Biden signed a legislation in April requiring TikTok to either be sold by its owner – Chinese company ByteDance – or face a ban.
The short video platform, used by 170 million Americans, was briefly taken offline for US users on Saturday. A message on the app for users hinted that the new US president would “work with us on a solution to reinstate TikTok once he takes office”.
Mr Trump said he would not hold TikTok’s technology partners, including Apple and Google, liable for continuing to make the app available until he signed the order. The app restored access to its US users on Sunday and thanked the president for his assurances.
On Monday, the new US president directed the attorney general to not enforce the law “to permit my administration an opportunity to determine the appropriate course of action with respect to TikTok”. His new order instructed the Department of Justice to “not take any action to enforce the Act or impose any penalties against any entity for any noncompliance with the Act” for the next 75 days, “including the period of time from 19 January 2025, to the signing of this order”.
“I intend to consult with my advisors, including the heads of relevant departments and agencies on the national security concerns posed by TikTok, and to pursue a resolution that protects national security while saving a platform used by 170 million Americans,” Mr Trump said.
