President Donald Trump told reporters his administration would ban TikTok. In the 2024 campaign, Trump repeatedly spoke against banning it.

Finding a buyer for TikTok would be a challenge, not just because of ByteDance’s reluctance but because of the expected price tag. Few companies or individuals could likely afford the app, estimated to be worth as much as $50 billion.

TikTok restored service to U.S. users after Trump said he would issue an executive order after he's sworn in to delay a ban of the platform.

US President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the short video app's users even as national security questions persist.

Donald Trump will be sworn in as president Monday, returning to power to enact his sweeping vision of America after leaving his office in shame four years ago.

Donald Trump told a pre-inaugural, MAGA-heavy rally that “TikTok is back,” as he has pledged to sign an executive order that will give the social media platform more time amid a new U.S. law requiring a divestiture from its Chinese parent ByteDance.

The president-elect Sunday pledged an executive order, hours into his second term, returning access for American users, at least temporarily.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order to further delay the TikTok ban in the U.S. In a statement shared hours after he was sworn in on Monday, Jan. 20, Trump announced he was giving TikTok 75 more days before a law banning the social media platform in the U.S. would take effect.

The executive order delayed the implementation of the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which took effect January 19 and would prohibit the distribution and updating of TikTok in the United States.

Paige Connell, a millennial content creator, has built a large TikTok following right around 250,000 followers. She says in 2024, the content she created on TikTok made up about 25-30% of her total income. Something she knows younger generations, like Gen Z, are taking advantage of along with having their voices heard.

President Trump signs executive order to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, allowing ByteDance to find a U.S. buyer. National security concerns remain.