TikTok mentioned Sunday it was within the technique of restoring entry to its app after President-elect Donald Trump mentioned he would challenge an govt order on Monday to delay banning the Chinese language-owned social media app.

Trump, whose inauguration is at midday ET on Monday, additionally mentioned in a submit on his social media platform Fact Social that he needs the U.S. to personal half of TikTok.

«In settlement with our service suppliers, TikTok is within the technique of restoring service,» TikTok mentioned in a submit on X. «We thank President Trump for offering the required readability and assurance to our service suppliers that they may face no penalties offering TikTok to over 170 million People and permitting over 7 million small companies to thrive.»

The app went «dark» on Sunday after the Supreme Court docket on Friday upheld a legislation requiring its mum or dad ByteDance promote the platform or face a U.S. ban. A legislation handed by Congress and signed by President Joe Biden in April required that TikTok’s Chinese language mum or dad firm divest the short-video web site Jan. 19 or not be allowed to function within the U.S. on nationwide safety grounds. 

«I’m asking firms to not let TikTok keep darkish! I’ll challenge an govt order on Monday to increase the time period earlier than the legislation’s prohibitions take impact, in order that we are able to make a deal to guard our nationwide safety,» Trump mentioned in a submit on his social media platform, Fact Social. «The order will even affirm that there shall be no legal responsibility for any firm that helped hold TikTok from going darkish earlier than my order.»

Trump Seeks 50% US Possession of TikTok

«My preliminary thought is a three way partnership between the present homeowners and/or new homeowners whereby the U.S. will get a 50% possession in a three way partnership arrange between the U.S. and whichever buy we so select,» Trump added, noting such a transfer would «save TikTok.»

Although Chinese language officers desire that TikTok keep beneath ByteDance’s management, they’ve additionally mentioned internally choices together with permitting a «trusted non-Chinese language social gathering» akin to Elon Musk to purchase TikTok’s U.S. operations, in response to a number of reviews final week.

Nonetheless, the app was now not accessible on Alphabet’s (GOOGL) Google Play Retailer and Apple’s (AAPL) App Retailer within the U.S. early Sunday afternoon.

«Pursuant to the Defending People from International Adversary Managed Purposes Act, apps developed by ByteDance Ltd. and its subsidiaries — together with TikTok, CapCut, Lemon8, and others — will now not be accessible for obtain or updates on the App Retailer for customers in the USA beginning January 19, 2025,» Apple mentioned in a press release on its web site.