TikTok experienced a turbulent day on Sunday, January 19, during which its existence on American soil floated between two waters. ByteDance, the parent company, made the decision to deactivate the platform overnight from Saturday to Sunday in order to comply with a law, signed in April 2024 by President Joe Biden, which requires it to sell TikTok to an American buyer. , under penalty of banishment. Fourteen hours later, she backtracked, reassured by the declarations of her successor, Donald Trump.
Like yet another « cliffhanger » in this never-ending soap opera, the future president has in fact affirmed, in a message posted Sunday on his Truth Social platform, his intention to sign a decree offering respite to the social network. He also wants the latter to be, ultimately, 50% controlled by American shareholders, and encourages companies – such as data hosts or application stores – to continue to collaborate with TikTok, guaranteeing them that they will not will not be subject to any prosecution.
Shortly after the announcement of the restoration of the service by TikTok, the application no longer displayed the message announcing the suspension of the service but a more classic error message, noted The Worlda sign of an operation in progress.
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