TikTok briefly went dark in the U.S. over the weekend after a law requiring its Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the platform or face a ban took effect. President-elect Donald Trump pledged to extend the timeline for divestiture through an executive order, allowing TikTok to resume operations temporarily. The bipartisan law, passed with overwhelming support in Congress and upheld by the Supreme Court, aims to address national security concerns over TikTok’s links to the Chinese Communist Party and its handling of user data.
TikTok Restores Services after Trump Pledges Extended Deadline for Sale
