On the other hand, President Donald Trump signed a series of executive orders, one of which was the temporary suspension of the law banning TikTok in the United States (US).
With the executive order, the Justice Department will not enforce the “Protecting Americans from Apps Controlled by Foreign Adversaries Act” for 75 days, effectively extending the timeframe for reaching an agreement.
“The inopportune timing of the law, which took effect during the final hours of President Joe Biden’s term, impaired my ability to assess the national security and foreign policy implications of the Act’s prohibitions before they took effect,” said Donald Trump gave reasons for postponing the TikTok ban, quoted Tuesday (21/1/2025).
It will review ‘sensitive information’ related to national security issues and evaluate mitigation actions TikTok has taken to date.
TikTok’s parent company, ByteDance, had previously undertaken a years-long effort (known as Project Texas) to move US user data to servers it hosted.hosting by Oracle.
The arrangement was made after negotiations with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), but talks broke down last year.