TikTok Restores US Access, Thanks President-Elect Trump
TikTok announced restoring US access service after President-elect Donald Trump promised to delay a law banning the app. Rival platforms like Meta and Snap are benefiting from TikTok’s disruption, while other ByteDance apps, like CapCut, remain unavailable.
TikTok, the popular short-video app, announced on Sunday that it is restoring service in the United States after President-elect Donald Trump promised to extend the time before a law banning the app's US access takes effect. The platform, used by over 170 million Americans, thanked Trump for "providing clarity and assurance" to its service providers.
TikTok's service was disrupted late Saturday when a law targeting its Chinese parent company ByteDance went into effect. US officials have raised national security concerns, alleging...