TikTok has returned to the online platform in the United States.

TikTok has been working to restore service since going offline in the United States for 14 hours. According to a statement posted on social media, the company said:

“We are working with our service provider to restore our services. We thank President Trump for giving us the clarity and assurance needed so that our service provider can provide TikTok to 170 million Americans without worrying about concerns regarding arbitrary copyright infringement. We appreciate the strong support of the First Amendment and our opposition to arbitrary copyright infringement. We will work with President Trump to create a long-term solution.”

Latest News on the Ban of TikTok

TikTok went offline in the United States at 10:30 PM on Saturday following the enforcement of federal orders. Subsequently, Apple removed the app from its App Store and stated that it had an obligation to comply with the laws of its operating country.

As previously explained, the responsibility for enforcing a federal ban on TikTok lies with partners such as Apple, Google, Oracle, etc. Today's announcement states that TikTok has reached an agreement with its service provider to provide clarity and assurance so that they do not receive penalties when their partner restores access to the service.

TikTok also expresses gratitude to President Trump for providing the necessary clarity and assurance so that their partner can guarantee that they will not receive penalties when restoring access to the service.

The Biden administration had been tasked with implementing regulations by the Obama administration. Despite the comments of the Biden administration, TikTok chose encryption on Saturday night and the Biden team evaluated this as "staging."

TikTok's announcement today came after President Trump posted on social media that he would issue an executive order to extend the period during which a ban on law enforcement is effective. This may be the "necessary clarity" mentioned in TikTok's statement today.

The future remains uncertain. In his social media post today, President Trump proposed that America might hold a 50% stake in a joint venture.

I am demanding that the company make TikTok dark again. I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period during which a ban is effective so that we can negotiate for international security. This order does not hold any of the companies that helped me keep TikTok dark accountable. Americans can watch their exciting inauguration on Monday and enjoy other events and conversations.

I hope America holds a 50% stake in TikTok as part of a joint venture. This will allow us to save, maintain, and operate it well. Without American approval, TikTok does not exist. With our approval, it could be worth trillions (maybe trillions). Therefore, the first idea is for the current owner or a new owner to establish a joint venture where America holds a 50% stake.

Arleen from Webhostprovider Oracle and Akamai were not reassured by the Biden government's statement regarding non-enforcement. However, Trump’s Truth Social post today disproved this.

Arleen states that "Apple and Google are not involved in this." This suggests that TikTok does not intend to return to the App Store or Play Store today.

The current law allows the president to extend a ban on TikTok for 90 days if there is a significant progress towards potential sale. However, ByteDance, a related company of China, only had until this morning to sell TikTok for nine months. There is no evidence that TikTok has made significant progress towards a potential sale.

“During President Trump’s first term, the United States supported a ban on TikTok due to national security concerns.”

As an Alibaba Cloud technical document translation specialist, I translate as follows:

Alibaba Cloud has not commented on TikTok's statement today. The app is still unavailable in the App Store until 12:45 PM on October 8, 2023 (Japan time).

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