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tiktok It’s dark for users Saturday night in the U.S., but it may not last long.
President-elect Donald Trump True social posts Sunday morning that he would issue an executive order on Monday that would “extend the period before the sanctions in law go into effect, so that we can reach an agreement to protect our national security.”
Even before taking down TikTok, Trump said he would “probably” Give the company an extension of 90 days.
In his post on Sunday, Trump presented his “preliminary thoughts” on what a deal might look like, describing it as “a joint venture between the current owners and/or new owners in which the United States gets 50% ownership.”
Bipartisan majorities in both houses of Congress A law was passed last April which would force ByteDance to sell TikTok or see it banned in the US; The legislation was quickly signed by President Joe Biden. Trump, K ByteDance tried to force TikTok to sell during his first termThis time he strongly opposed the ban.
with The Supreme Court upheld the law In a ruling Friday, the law will take effect Sunday and with Trump’s inauguration scheduled for Monday, White House and Justice Department officials said they would leave the actual implementation of the ban up to the incoming president.
However, TikTok said that “critical service providers” A further “specific statement” is required that they will not be penalized for continuing to host or list the app; Without that assurance, the app will go dark. (A White House spokesperson called TikTok’s position “a stunt”) When The app actually went downTikTok shared a message with users saying “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us on a solution to restore TikTok once he takes office.”
Trump’s post suggests he wants to see TikTok go live again before issuing his executive order, writing that he is “asking companies not to allow TikTok to remain dark” and that his order will “ensure that there is no liability” that companies blacked out TikTok prior to my order. helped to be.”
“Americans deserve to see our exciting inauguration on Monday, as well as other events and conversations,” Trump wrote.
