TikTok 'reborn' in the US and thanks Mr. Trump

Video- sharing platform TikTok restored service in the US on January 19 (local time) after announcing a brief shutdown.

A woman in Washington DC opens Mr. Trump's TikTok account page on her mobile phone on January 19.

TikTok thanked President-elect Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated for a second term on January 20, for helping restore the social network's operations on January 19, according to AFP.

The video-sharing app shut down in the US late on January 18, as the deadline for its Chinese parent company ByteDance to divest its US holdings approached.

On the morning of January 19, seeing countless users disappointed to find themselves banned from using the app, Mr. Trump promised to issue an executive order delaying the ban to allow time for a "deal."

In a post on social media network Truth Social, he also called on TikTok to be partially owned by the US.

The president-elect said he "would like the United States to take a 50% stake in a joint venture," arguing that the app's value could soar to "hundreds of billions of dollars, even trillions of dollars."

“This way, we save TikTok and keep it in trustworthy hands,” Trump wrote. He has previously supported a ban on TikTok and has made moves toward one during his first term.

In a statement posted on X following Trump's comments, TikTok said it was "in the process of restoring service."

"We thank President Trump for providing much-needed clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will not face any penalties for providing TikTok to more than 170 million Americans."

TikTok looks to Trump to continue operating in the US

The app was back online in the US on the afternoon of January 19 (local time, early morning of January 20 Vietnam time). TikTok has not commented on Mr. Trump's call for the US to take partial ownership of the app.

The law allows for a 90-day delay in the ban if the White House can demonstrate progress toward a viable deal, but ByteDance has so far refused any divestment. The outgoing administration of President Joe Biden has previously said it would not enforce any ban, leaving it to Mr. Trump to enforce the law.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/tiktok-tai-sinh-tai-my-va-cam-on-ong-trump-18525012006080956.htm