President Donald Trump has signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform’s users even as national security questions persist.
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.
Within hours of his inauguration, President Donald Trump issued an executive order suspending the enforcement of a TikTok ban that had taken effect the previous day. The move tossed a lifeline to TikTok -- and its 170 million users in the United States.
President Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that halts the ban on TikTok. But is TikTok actually "saved?"
President Trump signed an executive order delaying the TikTok ban for 75 days, providing temporary relief to users but leaving uncertainty for the app's future in the U.S.
The president-elect Sunday pledged an executive order, hours into his second term, returning access for American users, at least temporarily.
President Trump’s order ostensibly prevents the Justice Department from penalizing companies for distributing TikTok, but the tech giants appear to
Business owners and influencers received a temporary reprieve but still face uncertainty as Trump's order lifts after 75 days.
More specifically, it concerns President Trump's Jan. 20 executive order advising the attorney general not to enforce the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The effect of the executive order is to delay for 75 days the ban on TikTok that went into effect on Jan. 19.
TikTok could still not be downloaded from the Apple and Google app stores in the U.S, even after President Trump's executive order.
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