Shortly after taking office Monday, the president issued the order to delay the app’s ban for 75 days. The law went into effect on Sunday.
President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April, but a host of questions remain - including whether Trump has the authority to issue such an order and if TikTok’s China-based parent would be amenable to selling the popular social media platform.
Measure directs Justice Department to not enforce the law for 75 days while administration determines “the appropriate course forward.”
Even after the executive order, the fate of TikTok remains highly uncertain, legal and tech policy analysts told ABC News. The executive order could face legal challenges, while the app may degrade over the coming months without user updates delivered via the app store, they said.
President Donald Trump issued an executive order aiming to temporarily halt a law requiring TikTok to sell U.S. assets or be banned in the U.S.
President Donald Trump’s decision to issue an executive order Monday delaying enforcement of the federal ban on TikTok has deepened a murky legal landscape in the US for the popular social media app and its technology partners.
"I hereby order the Attorney General not to take any action on behalf of the United States to enforce the Act for 75 days from the date of this order, to permit my Administration
President Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that halts the ban on TikTok. But is TikTok actually "saved?"
Trump announced the decision in a post on his Truth Social account on Sunday as millions of TikTok users in the U.S. awoke to discover they could no longer access the TikTok app or platform.
Q: Can the President intervene to save TikTok with an executive order? A. TikTok is a social media platform that permits the sharing of short-form videos that are displayed through a sophisticated ...
TikTok could still not be downloaded from the Apple and Google app stores in the U.S, even after President Trump's executive order.
President Trump signed an executive order postponing the ban on TikTok for 75 days, granting the popular app more time to find a buyer