Trump announces executive order to delay TikTok ban in U.S.

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump said he would issue an executive order freezing the enforcement of the law banning TikTok on the day of his inauguration. He wrote about this on January 19 in his social network Truth Social.

The politician specified that the decree may include the sale of 50% of the company to a new owner.

"I am asking the company to prevent the continued shutdown of TikTok. I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the time period before the shutdown goes into effect so we can negotiate to protect national security," the statement said.

Trump said the order would also exempt companies that help the platform operate until the document is released. At the same time, as the head of state-elect noted, he would like to see the US company's ownership of 50% of the social network as a joint venture.

On January 19, NBC News reported that the social network TikTok became inaccessible to residents of the United States. It was specified that the social network disappeared from the App Store and Google Play application stores.

U.S. President Joe Biden signed a law banning the social network on April 24, 2024. Senators in Congress then approved this measure by an overwhelming majority of votes, because they believed that the Chinese government could secretly monitor US citizens through this application.