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TikTok announced it is MKsportsrestoring service Sunday US time, just hours after president-elect Donald Trump said he would sign an executive order on his first day in office to delay enforcing the US ban of the social media platform.

"In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service. We thank President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties providing TikTok to over 170 million Americans and allowing over 7 million small businesses to thrive," read a statement TikTok posted on social media platform X. 

"It's a strong stand for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship. We will work with President Trump on a long-term solution that keeps TikTok in the United States," per the statement.
 
Trump said in a Truth Social post on Sunday that he would issue an executive order following his inauguration on Monday to extend the period of time before the law would take effect, "so that we can make a deal to protect our national security."

Trump also pledged that there will be no liability for any company that helped keep TikTok from going dark before his order. 
 
In April 2024, President Joe Biden signed a law requiring TikTok, owned by Chinese company ByteDance, to sell the popular social media platform to a US company or face a shutdown, citing national security.

On Friday, the US Supreme Court upheld the law forcing ByteDance to sell the app to an American company or face a nationwide ban starting on Sunday. The White House responded shortly after the Supreme Court's ruling, shifting responsibility to TikTok and Trump, according to the Xinhua News Agency.

TikTok said it will be forced to go dark unless the Biden administration gives more definitive assurances ahead of the scheduled ban. 

It is unclear what legal authority Trump will have to delay the implementation of a law that is already in effect. But it is expected that his government will not enforce the ban if he issues an executive order, BBC reported.
 
Global Times