TikTok went dark for users in the US on Saturday night, but it may not be for long. President-elect Donald Trump posted on Truth Social Sunday morning that he will issue an executive order on Friday that will “extend the time before the ban goes into effect, so we can make a deal to protect our national security.” Even before TikTok went down, Trump said he would “probably” give the company a 90-day extension. In a Sunday post, Trump also presented “early thoughts” on what could be done, describing it as “a joint venture between the current owners and / or new owners in which the US gets 50% ownership. The bipartisan majority in both houses of Congress passed a law last April that would force ByteDance to sell TikTok in the United States; this law was quickly signed by President Joe Biden, who tried to force ByteDance to sell during his first term. With the Supreme Court upholding the law on Friday, The law will take effect on Sunday, and Trump’s inauguration is scheduled for Monday, with White House and Justice Department officials saying they will leave implementation of the ban to the incoming president ” requires a “definitive statement” that it will not be penalized for continuing to host or list such applications; without that guarantee, the app will go dark. (A White House spokesperson called TikTok’s position a “stunt.”) When the app went down, TikTok shared a message with users that “I hope President Trump says he will work with us on a solution to restore TikTok once he takes office.” ” Trump’s post indicated that he wanted to see TikTok come back to life even before issuing the executive order, writing that he was “asking the company to keep TikTok out of the dark” and that his message would “confirm that there is no responsibility for any of the companies that helped keep TikTok out of the dark.” before my order “The American people deserve to see an exciting Inauguration on Monday, as well as other events and conversations,” Trump wrote.
