Trump gives the corporate with the assurances it wants

In this illustration, an iPhone displays a pop-up message on the social media platform TikTok on January 19, 2025 in Washington, DC

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TikTok became available to some U.S. users on Sunday after President-elect Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order postponing a federal ban on the app on Monday after his inauguration.

In a statement to X, the company wrote that it would return access to its American users.

“In consultation with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service,” TikTok wrote. “We thank President Trump for providing our service providers with the clarity and assurance they need that they will not face penalties for sharing TikTok with over 170 million Americans and enabling over 7 million small businesses to thrive.”

The decision was “a strong commitment to the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship,” the company added. “We will work with President Trump on a long-term solution that keeps TikTok in the United States.”

This came after Trump wrote on his social media app Truth Social that he would “issue an executive order on Monday” to extend the time until the ban goes into effect.

“I ask companies not to let TikTok stay in the dark!” Trump wrote on Sunday morning.

Although TikTok was closed to American users late Saturday evening and also removed from Apple and Google's app stores, some were able to log into the platform on Sunday through their mobile apps and desktops.

The law banning TikTok was set to take effect on Sunday because ByteDance, the China-based owner of TikTok, had not yet sold the company to a non-Chinese company. The Supreme Court ruled on Friday to uphold the law, which would ban the app and penalize third-party internet service providers such as Apple And Googleif they supported TikTok on their platforms after the ban came into effect.

Despite TikTok's commitment to resume service in the US following Trump's statement, the company's future under current law remains unclear.

Trump has previously stated on Truth Social that he wants the US to own 50% of TikTok in a joint venture to “keep the company in good hands and enable its continued existence.” However, ByteDance has not changed its stance that there are no plans to sell the company.