Get the latest tech news
TikTok says it is restoring service for U.S. users
The company said in a statement that TikTok was coming back online in the U.S. after President-elect Donald Trump provided assurances to the company’s service providers.
“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. Under a law that President Joe Biden signed in April, TikTok would be banned unless its Chinese owner, ByteDance, sold the company to a non-Chinese buyer. Even if TikTok is given an extension, as Trump has vowed to do in an executive order tomorrow, the law still forces Bytedance to eventually sell the app to a non-Chinese owner — something the parent company has indicated no interest in doing.
Or read this on r/technology
