TikTok says it’s restoring service within the US

It hasn’t even been a full day since ByteDance shut down TikTok in the US, and now it says the app is coming again. In a press release posted on X Sunday afternoon, TikTok wrote, “In settlement with our service suppliers, TikTok is within the means of restoring service.”

The assertion additionally thanked Trump, who shall be sworn in on Monday and who beforehand mentioned he was contemplating giving TikTok an extension amid reports of potential bidders (although ByteDance has expressed little interest in promoting). “We’ll work with President Trump on a long-term resolution that retains TikTok in the US,” TikTok mentioned.

On the time of this writing, the TikTok app is as soon as once more up and working for me regardless of beforehand displaying a message saying I “cannot use TikTok for now.” Phew, what an agonizing — checks watch — 12 hours that was with out it. TikTok does not but appear to be again within the App Retailer or Google Play Retailer, although, so if you happen to deleted the app out of your cellphone, you will in all probability have to attend a bit longer to get it again. CapCut, one of many other ByteDance-owned apps affected by the ban, additionally is not obtainable.

Whereas the regulation banning TikTok was set to enter impact at the moment, January 19, the outgoing administration has expressed that it could not be implementing it in Biden’s remaining hours as president. MSNBC reported on Saturday that White Home Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre known as TikTok’s menace to go darkish “a stunt,” saying “we see no purpose for TikTok or different firms to take actions within the subsequent few days earlier than the Trump Administration takes workplace on Monday.” However TikTok maintained that it couldn’t keep on-line with out assurance that service suppliers wouldn’t be punished.

Trump chimed in on Sunday morning, writing on Reality Social, “I’m asking firms to not let TikTok keep darkish! I’ll problem an govt order on Monday to increase the time period earlier than the regulation’s prohibitions take impact, in order that we are able to make a deal to guard our nationwide safety. The order may even affirm that there shall be no legal responsibility for any firm that helped maintain TikTok from going darkish earlier than my order.”

He additionally outlined a imprecise plan for the way he envisions TikTok’s future within the US. “I would really like the US to have a 50% possession place in a three way partnership. By doing this, we save TikTok, maintain it in good arms and permit it to say [sic] up. With out U.S. approval, there isn’t a Tik Tok.”

I certain hope you aren’t already exhausted by the backwards and forwards ridiculousness of this example as a result of, my pals, it’s not over.