TikTok Restores Service Amid Trump Deadline Extension

TikTok services were temporarily suspended in the U.S. following a Supreme Court decision mandating the app's Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to divest its U.S. operations due to national security concerns. However, President-elect Donald Trump announced an executive order that would extend the deadline for ByteDance to find a U.S. buyer by 90 days, allowing TikTok to resume operations shortly after the shutdown. TikTok expressed gratitude for Trump's intervention, stating that it provided necessary assurances to service providers that they would not face penalties for offering the app to over 170 million Americans. Despite the app being functional again for existing users, it remains unavailable for new downloads in the Apple and Google app stores. Critics, including Senate Intelligence Committee members, raised concerns over the legality of allowing TikTok to operate under these circumstances. The situation highlights ongoing tensions surrounding national security and digital privacy in relation to foreign technology companies.