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President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that he will take executive action on his first day in office to allow TikTok to continue operating in the US temporarily, while suggesting the US government could take partial ownership of the social media site.

Trump said in a Truth Social post he will “not let TikTok stay dark” after taking office Monday. The app went offline late Saturday evening in anticipation of the bipartisan law banning TikTok, which was passed last year and upheld by the Supreme Court last week, allowing it to take effect on Sunday.

“I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period of time before the law’s prohibitions take effect, so that we can make a deal to protect our national security. The order will also confirm that there will be no liability for any company that helped keep TikTok from going dark before my order,” Trump wrote in the post.

Trump proposed the US could take a “50% ownership position” in TikTok as part of a “joint venture,” suggesting that could mean cooperation with parent company ByteDance — or with new owners “set up between the U.S. and whichever purchase we so choose.”

“By doing this, we save TikTok, keep it in good hands and allow it to say up. Without U.S. approval, there is no Tik Tok. With our approval, it is worth hundreds of billions of dollars - maybe trillions,” Trump wrote.

CNN

STATEMENT FROM TIKTOK:

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.

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.

Tiktok Policy

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first FTC 2025

This whole thing was started by Donald Trump and this whole thing will be solved through Donald Trump ...

It is all about the US to have control over every thing on earth,if app store or Google play store was owned by different countries USA would never try this global policing of tech ... on the other hand china think that with 1+ population there will control the world but US of A will never agree.

Oyyana

One thing wey dey make me laugh b say, as we Dey argue with some people on this faceless forum

I go don follow OSU and product of baby factory argue ooo n himself go Dey feel like Don jazzy when nobody rate am




See as OSU n baby factory products go attack me

Fvck Donald Trump!

Does the president have that power to change the law without the Parliament or Supreme Court setting it aside

Well.

This news go sweet working boys ehn

It's restored already.

American tik tokers are already posting .

Omo power is power.

TikTok back again sharpaly.

But why they no wait until Monday when Trump go enter officially before restoring it? Na just like say without an active executive order signed yet, they can override supreme court judgement.

Wetin dey go on with America democracy.

Executive action is actually illegal to reverse a congress and Supreme Court decision

Trump will likely buy Tiktok cheaply using fronts.
With the threat of permanent shutdown, the owners will have no choice but to sell.

Trump doings

Man is playing and winning big for his country

If only Africa had leavers that strongly stand for their country like he does instead of looting their countries to go enrich foreign countries

One president banned twitter for selfish reason and unbanned them for selfish reasons while deceiving zombies with audio office in Nigeria

Let US create their own tiktok

Trump banned tiktok and unbanned it again

Mr strategist

Bobotic:
Banned or not banned, I dey online, VPN dey

Ogbomoso is not affected

Shedrack777:
Let US create their own tiktok

They can now it's very easy. China copies everything the west makes.

It's clear this Donald Trump means business
This his second coming will be great....

Godwin4444:
One thing wey dey make me laugh b say, as we Dey argue with some people on this faceless forum
I go don follow OSU and product of baby factory argue ooo n himself go Dey feel like Don jazzy when nobody rate am

See as OSU n baby factory products go attack me

Skull miners dey talk

After supporting Buhari for eight years

All skull miners should hide their heads in shame, if they have any head left

Yankee101:
Executive action is actually illegal to reverse a congress and Supreme Court decision

Not reverse
Delay

Yankee101:
Executive action is actually illegal to reverse a congress and Supreme Court decision

Okay na you know pass a former US president abi?

Cool

Trump o trump

zombieHUNTER:
Skull miners dey talk

After supporting Buhari for eight years

chinedu okija says hi

They are welcome back

Lol no be him start the ban....

Trump for unity and real democracy, not Republicans that encourages gay but against free media

Good government care about their own interest and what favour their mothers land disregard what other think about them, unlike our dear Africa politicians, only to loot and loot and loot and aloota continue in looting.

Bobotic:
Banned or not banned, I dey online, VPN dey

u no dey read to understand, wetin concern you with US tiktok