TikTok mentioned Sunday it is “restoring providers” after a ban in the US initially started to take impact earlier within the day.
“In settlement with our service suppliers, TikTok is within the technique of restoring service. We thank President Trump for offering the required readability and assurance to our service suppliers that they may face no penalties offering TikTok to over 170 million People and permitting over 7 million small companies to thrive,” the corporate mentioned in a press release. “Its a robust stand for the First Modification and towards arbitrary censorship. We’ll work with President Trump on a long-term resolution that retains TikTok in the US.”
When customers returned to the app Sunday, they have been greeted by a message that mentioned, “Welcome again! Thanks to your endurance and assist. On account of President Trump’s efforts, TikTok is again within the U.S.! You may proceed to create, share and uncover all of the stuff you love on TikTok.”
This comes after TikTok briefly went darkish between late Saturday night time and early Sunday.
Final spring, Congress handed a measure with overwhelming bipartisan assist granting TikTok a 270-day window to chop its ties with China-based dad or mum firm ByteDance or face a ban within the U.S. As a substitute of initiating a sale, nonetheless, TikTok pursued a authorized problem on First Modification grounds that resulted in failure on the Supreme Court docket on Friday.
The unanimous ruling from the nation’s highest courtroom discovered advantage in nationwide safety issues concerning potential person information assortment or content material manipulation that the Chinese language authorities would possibly undertake.
The platform turned unavailable for some customers Saturday night, with a pop-up message within the app saying, “Sorry, TikTok is not accessible proper now.”
The emblem for TikTok is displayed on a cell phone, Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, in Denver.
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“A legislation banning TikTok has been enacted within the U.S. Sadly, this implies you’ll be able to’t use TikTok for now,” the message went on. “We’re lucky that President Trump has indicated that he’ll work with us on an answer to reinstate TikTok as soon as he takes workplace. Please keep tuned!”
By Sunday morning, App shops run by Apple, Google and Samsung started eradicating the app.
The Biden administration mentioned earlier this week that it could not implement the ban on Sunday, leaving implementation of the measure to President-elect Donald Trump, who takes workplace on Monday. Trump has vowed to reverse the ban.
In a Fact Social submit on Sunday morning, Trump mentioned he is “asking firms to not let TikTok keep darkish!” He mentioned he would difficulty an govt order on Monday, his first day in workplace, “to increase the time period earlier than the legal guidelines prohibitions take impact, in order that we will make a deal to guard our nationwide safety.”
A message studying “Sorry, TikTok is not accessible proper now” is displayed from the TikTok app on a mobile phone display screen on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles.
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“The order may also verify that there might be no legal responsibility for any firm that helped preserve TikTok from going darkish earlier than my order,” he added.
Trump mentioned he needs “the US to have a 50% possession place in a three way partnership.” He mentioned this could possibly be a three way partnership between the present house owners and new house owners.
Earlier Sunday, a Biden administration official accused TikTok of attempting to “blame” the state of affairs on the Biden administration, saying “they’ve had a 12 months to take care of it and we have been clear we would not implement it on our last day.”
White Home officers had burdened for days that if TikTok have been to go darkish on Sunday, it could not be due to U.S. enforcement — it could be TikTok’s resolution, and that the administration is simply kicking the problem to Trump due to the timing.
ABC Information’ Michelle Stoddart and Selina Wang contributed to this report.
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