Donald Trump is now being hailed as TikTok's savior after he tried to ban the app during his White House first term.
TikTok users in the U.S. flurried to social media platform X to complain that the ByteDance-owned app that went dark late on Jan. 18 was still unavailable to download on Apple and Google’s app stores,
He previously floated a joint venture, saying that the US should be entitled to half of the app.
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he would be supportive of the world's richest man and his close aide, Elon Musk, buying TikTok "if he wanted to". Trump was asked if he would be open to the billionaire founder of Tesla buying the short-video platform facing a nationwide ban in the US after the Supreme Court last week upheld a law requiring TikTok to sever ties with its Chinese parent ByteDance.
In his first interview after resuming office, US President Donald Trump criticised California's wildfire management, FEMA's disaster response, and Dem
TikTok restored service to U.S. users after Trump said he would issue an executive order after he's sworn in to delay a ban of the platform.
Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office to sign a series of pardons and executive orders, including his promise to delay implementation of a law restricting TikTok. The order delays implementation of a law for 90 days,
The order will deploy 1,500 troops to build physical barriers, but they will not be used for law enforcement, a military official says.
MrBeast, a prominent YouTuber, is exploring potential purchase of TikTok, amidst discussions with various interested buyers. His role is expected to be operational rather than financial. TikTok has two months to secure a buyer or face a potential ban in the US.
The president said he’s also open to another tech giant to acquire TikTok: Larry Ellison, co-founder of Oracle. Ellison was present at the White House for a $500 billion AI infrastructure partnership between the Trump administration and OpenAI, Softbank and Oracle. Oracle, a software company, houses most of TikTok's servers