Trump signs order to keep TikTok up for 75 days

Published January 20, 2025 8:55pm ET



President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday night that extended the deadline for compliance with the TikTok divestment law, an expected move that effectively halts the app’s shutdown in the United States for 75 days.

The law, which went into effect Sunday, sought to sever ties between the Chinese-owned platform and its parent company, ByteDance, over national security concerns. The new executive order seeks to address the “unfortunate timing” of the law going into effect one day before Trump took office, which was also the deadline to find a U.S. buyer for the Chinese-owned social media app.

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