Trump Asks Tech Companies to Keep TikTok Online, Will Sign Executive Order Pausing US Ban – EVOL

After the president-elect’s post, TikTok announced it had restored access in the the United States ahead of Trump taking office Monday.

President-elect Donald Trump said on Jan. 19 that he is asking tech companies to keep social media platform TikTok online and would sign an executive order postponing the federal ban of the social media website in the United States.

“I’m asking companies not to let TikTok stay dark!” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “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 make a deal to protect our national security.”

Trump’s announcement was made as millions of U.S. users found they could no longer access the TikTok app or platform.

After the president-elect’s post, TikTok announced it had restored access in the the United States. The platform is available again to U.S.-based users.

The platform previously became unavailable in the United States on Saturday night before a federal ban on the Chinese-owned short-video app took effect. The law requires TikTok parent company ByteDance to sell its U.S. operation to an approved buyer by Jan. 19 or face a ban.

“A law banning TikTok has been

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