TikTok announced that it has reopened after a brief shutdown in the US on the night of January 19. Access to the app was reopened with President-elect Donald Trump’s promise to bring it back. The app used by millions returned to the App Store and Google Play stores after President Trump announced that he would postpone the ban. So, what happened in this short period? Details in our news…
TikTok ban postponed with Trump’s intervention
On Saturday night, TikTok became unavailable to US users. Users trying to open the application encountered the following message: “A law banning TikTok has gone into effect in the US. Unfortunately, it is not possible for you to use TikTok at this time.” In addition to TikTok, ByteDance’s other apps CapCut and Lemon8 were also removed from the Apple and Google app stores.
Before Donald Trump was sworn in on Monday, he announced that he would temporarily halt the TikTok ban. The decision relieved TikTok’s infrastructure providers and partners in the US and allowed the app to regain access to 170 million US users.
“Thanks to Trump’s assurances, we are restarting our services for our US users,” TikTok said in a statement. TikTok’s long-term presence in the US remains uncertain. Trump plans to delay the ban until a deal is struck with ByteDance.
Trump’s proposal is for TikTok to partner 50% with an American company in the US. However, for this to happen, he needs Congress to reverse the law, which has broad support. What do you think the future of TikTok will be? You can share your opinions in the comments.
