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Donald Trump News: Before taking oath as the President of America, Donald Trump gave relief to millions of people who use the Chinese app TikTok. He has made it clear that he will sign an order which will…read more
America’s newly elected President Donald Trump shaking hands with China’s President Xi Jinping. (file photo)
Washington. US President-elect Donald Trump said on Sunday that he will sign an executive order as soon as he takes office, which will make the ban on Chinese app TikTok ineffective for a few days. By doing this he would surely have pleased Chinese President Xi Jinping, with whom he had recently spoken. Although, it is not clear what issues were discussed between the two leaders, but it is possible that the issue of TikTok ban might have come up in their conversation.
US President-elect Donald Trump on Sunday said he plans to issue an executive order that will give its China-based parent company more time to find a buyer before a permanent US ban on TikTok comes into force. . Trump gave this information in a post on his Truth social account.
Indeed, millions of TikTok users in the US woke up Sunday morning to find they could no longer use the TikTok app or platform after Google and Apple removed the app from their digital stores to comply with a federal law. , which said that if TikTok’s parent company ByteDance did not sell its US operations to a buyer by Sunday, they would have to do so. He said his order would “extend the period before the law’s restrictions take effect” and “will confirm that there will be no liability for any company that helped prevent TikTok from being shut down before my order.” .”
“Americans have a right to watch our exciting inauguration ceremony as well as other events and conversations on Monday,” Trump wrote. The law gives the current President the authority to grant a 90-day extension if a potential sale is underway. Although investors made some offers, ByteDance had previously said it would not sell the company. In his post on Sunday, Trump said he would like to “give the United States a 50 percent ownership position in the joint venture”, but it was not immediately clear whether he was referring to the US government or an American company. “We save TikTok, keep it in good hands, and let it run.” Trump wrote. “Without US approval, there is no TikTok. “With our approval, it is worth hundreds of billions of dollars – perhaps trillions.”
It is noteworthy that the app was closed just hours before the federal law banning the popular social media platform ‘TikTok’ in America came into effect. The app was closed on Saturday. American users received a message upon opening the app which read, “A law to ban TikTok has been passed in America. “This means that unfortunately you will no longer be able to use TikTok.”
The message read, “We are fortunate that President Trump has indicated that he will work with us to restore TikTok after taking office. Till then stay with us.” On one hand, the Biden administration dismissed TikTok’s threat to shut down as a ‘stunt’, while on the other hand, TikTok said that without clear assurance, it has no option but to suspend its services in the US.
An internal email sent to employees said President Trump has expressed his intention to work on a solution to restore TikTok after he takes office on January 20. TikTok assured that teams are working to resume services as soon as possible.
At 9 pm local time on Saturday evening, a warning appeared on both TikTok and Captuit apps that read, “The US law banning TikTok will take effect on January 19, we regret that we have to temporarily suspend our services because of this.” Will be forced to suspend. We are working to restore our service in the US as soon as possible. Thank you for your support. Stay tuned.”
As of 10:30 pm local time, users were blocked from accessing both apps, with TikTok displaying a message saying the app is ‘not available at this time’, but a resolution is expected under President-elect Trump. This decision has been taken after several days of speculation and confusion regarding the future of the platform.
The Supreme Court on Friday unanimously upheld the disinvestment/ban law and gave TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance time till Sunday to disinvest in the app. Trump said on Saturday that he would probably give TikTok 90 days. Trump said in a conversation with ‘Meet the Press’ moderator Kristen Welker, ‘Probably 90 days will be given because it is appropriate. You know, it’s fair. We have to think carefully about this. This is a very big situation.”
January 19, 2025, 21:50 IST
Trump gave proof of ‘friendship’, made Jinping happy, will remove ban from TikTok
