At around 9:30 AM Pacific Time on January 19 , TikTok announced on social media that it had reached an agreement with internet service providers to restore its services. Reports indicate that the TikTok app has resumed normal operations, and the TikTok website is also accessible again. By 1:00 PM Eastern Time on the same day, some US TikTok users were already able to access messages, view profiles, and read comments within the app.
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In a statement, TikTok thanked President-elect Trump for providing necessary clarifications and assurances to its internet service providers, ensuring they would not face penalties for maintaining TikTok’s normal operations. TikTok also expressed its intention to work with Trump to find a long-term solution to keep the app available in the US. TikTok had suspended services for US users at around 7:30 PM Pacific Time on January 18, with multiple apps under ByteDance, TikTok’s parent company, ceasing operations in the US simultaneously. Apple, Google, and Oracle, which support TikTok’s operations in the US, also halted their services.

Earlier on January 19, Trump posted on social media, urging companies not to let TikTok remain offline. He announced that he would issue an executive order on January 20, delaying the enforcement of the law that would ban TikTok if it is not sold, and clarifying that companies assisting TikTok’s operations would not face legal liability. January 20, is a new date for Trump and US.
In April 2024, President Biden signed a bipartisan bill passed by Congress, mandating ByteDance to sell TikTok to a non-Chinese company within 270 days; otherwise, the app would be banned in the US starting January 19, 2025. On January 17, the US Supreme Court ruled that the law banning TikTok if not sold was constitutional, allowing it to take effect as scheduled. The Biden administration subsequently stated that enforcement would fall to the incoming Trump administration, which takes office on January 20. On January 17, TikTok indicated that it would be forced to shut down on January 19 unless the Biden administration issued a clear statement of non-prosecution to US internet service providers.