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Hacker TRUMP Lets TikTok Comeback to Find 'BUYER' -Suggests Deal Already in The Works

TikTok Restoring Service in US After TRUMP Vowed to Delay BAN - Suggests a Deal is Already in The Works

TRUMP Says Order Would Give Company Extra 90 Days to Find a BUYER And Suggests a US 'Firm' Take 50% Stake

The Guardian 20 JAN 2025







TikTok said on Sunday that it was restoring services in the US after Donald Trump pledged earlier in the day to give the video app a reprieve on its US ban.

Trump wrote on Truth Social that after taking office on Monday he would sign an executive order allowing the Chinese-owned video app additional time to find a buyer before facing a total shutdown, and proposing that the US or an American firm take a 50% ownership stake.








By doing this, we save TikTok, keep it in good hands and allow it to say (sic) up, Trump said. Without US approval, there is no TikTok.

With our approval, it is worth hundreds of billions of dollars ? maybe trillions.


TikTok stopped working in the US for 170 million users late on Saturday.

Congress passed a law in April ordering TikTok, which is currently owned by ByteDance, to either sell to a non-Chinese owner or face being removed from the US, with the app choosing to shut itself down after the US supreme court ruled to uphold the ban on Friday. Under the law, companies would be blocked from distributing, maintaining or updating the app ? for instance, in effect banning it from app stores ? if TikTok failed to secure a sale.

From Saturday night until Sunday afternoon, a pop-up message to the app?s US users read: A law banning TikTok has been enacted in the US. Unfortunately that means you can?t use TikTok for now.

Trump had pushed for a ban under his previous presidency but after finding a large audience on the app during his 2024 presidential campaign that PROMOTED HIM, he attempted to intervene on TikToks behalf at the 11th hour.





The companys CEO, Shou Zi Chew, released a video thanking Trump for his efforts to keep the app active in the US. He is expected to attend Trumps inauguration ceremony in person.




After Trumps message on Sunday, the company said in a statement that it was in the process of restoring service, adding:

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.
Its 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




CUNNING


Trump said he is working to save TikTok and needs time to sort out issues related to the firm and to evaluate potential buyers

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