President Donald Trump quickly fulfilled his promise to TikTok upon returning to the White House

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order yesterday (January 20) to delay by 75 days the implementation of the ban on the popular short video application TikTok, which was required to be shut down on January 19.

The order directs the attorney general not to enforce the law “to give my administration the opportunity to determine the appropriate course of action with respect to TikTok.”

The order also directs the Justice Department to send letters to tech companies like Apple, Google and Alphabet's Oracle, "clarifying that it has not violated any laws and is not liable for any conduct that occurred during the period described above."

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order giving ByteDance 75 more days to divest from TikTok or be banned from operating in the United States.

Asked what the order would do to TikTok, Mr. Trump replied “it only gives me the power to sell or close the app,” adding that he needed to make a decision to rescue ByteDance’s platform.

The short video service used by 170 million Americans was temporarily shut down for US users on Saturday, hours before a law requiring its Chinese owner, ByteDance, to divest on national security grounds took effect on Sunday. US officials have blamed TikTok under ByteDance's ownership for the risk of misuse of Americans' data.

TikTok restored access on Sunday and thanked Mr. Trump for assuring the platform and its business partners that they would not be penalized for keeping the app open. The platform and website were up and running on Monday, but TikTok was not yet available for download on Apple and Google’s app stores, suggesting the two companies were waiting for clearer legal assurances.

The TikTok debate comes at a tense time in US-China relations, with Mr Trump expressing his intention to impose tariffs on China but also hoping for more direct communication with the country’s leader.

"Frankly, we have no choice. We have to save it," Mr. Trump said at a rally on Sunday before his inauguration, adding that the United States would seek a joint venture to restore the app, which is used by half of Americans.

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