TikTok It's dark for users. Saturday night in the US, but not for long.
President-elect Donald Trump Posted on Truth Social. On Monday morning, he said, “We will extend the period before the law's ban goes into effect and we will reach an agreement to protect national security.”
Even before TikTok took off, Trump said he would. “almost” Give the company a 90-day extension.
At his post on Sunday. Trump offered his “initial impression” of what a deal might look like, saying “the U.S. would get 50% ownership as a joint venture between the current owners and/or new owners.”
Bipartisan majorities in both houses of Congress. A law was passed last April. ByteDance will have to sell TikTok or see it banned in the US. The law was quickly signed into law by President Joe Biden. Who is Trump? ByteDance tried to force TikTok to sell during its first term.This time the ban was loudly protested.
together The Supreme Court upheld the law. The ruling, which is scheduled to go into effect on Monday, followed Trump's inauguration on Monday with White House and Justice Department officials issuing statements suggesting that the actual implementation of the ban would be left up to the president.
However, TikTok calls “critical service providers” A “more specific statement” is required They will not be penalized for continuing to host or list the application; Without those guarantees, The app will go dark. (A White House spokesman called TikTok's position “a stunt”) When? The app actually went down.TikTok said, “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to revitalize TikTok once he takes office.”
Trump's post suggested he wanted to see TikTok go live even before his executive order was issued, saying he “asked companies not to let TikTok go dark” and that his order would confirm “there will be no responsibility. Companies that help TikTok go dark before my order.”
“Americans deserve to see our exciting inauguration on Monday, as well as other events and conversations,” Trump wrote.