According to his announcement, the platform will eventually return to the United States. In particular, TikTok said it would restore its service for US users, following Donald Trump’s announcement of issuing an executive order. CORVERSE In a statement, TikTok said the platform would come back after elected President Donald Trump provided the necessary assurances to the company’s service providers. “In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in a process of restoring the service. We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will not face sanctions by providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing more than 7 million small businesses to thrive. It is a strong stance in favour of First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship. We will work with President Trump on a long-term solution that will preserve TikTok in the United States.” STATEMENT FROM TIKTOK: In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the processes of restoring service. We thank President Trump for providing the necessary Clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170… — TikTok Policy (@TikTokPolicy) It all happened after Trump’s announcement, who said he plans to issue an executive decree that would give China-based TikTok’s parent company more time to find an approved buyer before the popular video sharing platform is subject to permanent exclusion. “The Americans deserve to see our exciting inauguration Monday, as well as other events and talks,” Trump wrote on his posting. The law gave the elected president the power to grant a 90-day extension if a sustainable sale is under way. Although investors made some offers, ByteDance had previously stated that it would not sell. In his post Trump said he “would want the United States to have a 50 percent ownership position in a consortium”, but it was not immediately clear whether it was referring to the government or an American company. “By doing this, we save TikTok, keep it in good hands and let him say it,” Trump wrote. “Without US approval, there is no Tik Tok. With our approval, it is worth hundreds of billions of dollars – maybe trillions.”
TikTok returns to US after Donald Trump’s intervention
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