Trump promised to make a decision on blocking TikTok within 30 days
US President Donald Trump on Saturday, January 25, said he is in talks with several people about buying Chinese social network TikTok and is likely to make a decision on the future of the popular app within the next 30 days.
The Economic Times reported that during a remote briefing aboard the presidential Air Force One, Trump said he had not spoken to Larry Ellison, the head of US IT corporation Oracle, about buying the app.
Meanwhile, NPR radio reported shortly before that the White House was in talks for Oracle and investors to take control of TikTok.
Earlier, on January 21, US President Donald Trump signed an executive order postponing the blocking of the social network TikTok in the country for 75 days. It is specified that the postponement of the blocking will allow the new administration to determine the "appropriate course of action" in relation to the social network.
NBC News reported on January 19 that TikTok became inaccessible to U.S. residents. It was specified that the social network disappeared from the App Store and Google Play app stores.
Later that day, Trump published in Truth Social an appeal to keep the application available and said he would issue an executive order freezing the implementation of the law banning TikTok on the day of his inauguration. The politician specified that the decree could include the sale of 50% of the company to a new owner. At the same time, the video platform restored service to US users and expressed gratitude to Trump for his expressed desire to make TikTok available.
On April 24, 2024, then-acting U.S. President Joe Biden signed legislation to ban the social network. Senators in Congress then approved the measure by an overwhelming majority because they believed that the Chinese government could secretly spy on US citizens through the app.
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