
U.S.
TikTok restores service after Trump promises to issue executive order
By Craig Nigrelli (Anchor), Roey Hadar (Producer), Kaleb Gillespie (Video Editor)
TikTok restored its U.S. service after the company temporarily shut down access to its app and website for its 170 million American users, shortly before a nationwide ban on the platform went into effect at midnight Sunday, Jan. 19. TikTok’s announcement comes after President-elect Donald Trump earlier in the day said he would issue an executive order on his first day in office –– Monday, Jan. 20 –– giving the platform’s China-based parent company, ByteDance, more time to work out a deal.
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