Trump signs TikTok order delaying ban of app

U.S. President Donald Trump signed an executive order delaying the TikTok ban by 75 days, giving his administration time to decide on the app's future.

By: Reuters

Updated: January 21, 2025 09:59 AM IST

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TikTok stopped working for its 170 million American users late on Saturday before a law shutting it down on national security grounds took effect on Sunday. (File photo)

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday signed an executive order seeking to delay by 75 days the enforcement of a ban of popular short-video app TikTok that was slated to be shuttered on Jan. 19.

The order directs the attorney general to not enforce the law “to permit my administration an opportunity to determine the appropriate course of action with respect to TikTok.”

It also directs the Justice Department to issue letters to companies like Apple, Alphabet’s Google and Oracle that work with TikTok “stating that there has been no violation of the statute and that there is no liability for any conduct that occurred during the above-specified period.”

When asked what TikTok order does, Trump said “just gave me the right to sell it or close it,” adding that he needed to make a decision.

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