Washington, D.C. &ndash; TikTok is gradually getting back to the online service in several regions of the USA after a temporary voluntary shutdown as the company reviewed compliance with a recently signed divest-or-ban law. The shutdown occurred for less than 24 hours and impacted more than 170 million users in the U.S. and many small businesses. The company said in a statement on Sunday it is restoring the service after Trump offered to suspend the law through an executive order within one day of his swearing-in. TikTok Responds 
&ldquo;We are grateful to President Trump for offering the much-needed clarity and confidence to our service providers,&rdquo; TikTok concluded. &lsquo;This decision guarantees that our platform will be accessible to tens of millions of people and positive for business owners. We are very much looking forward to putting efforts into coming up with a long-term solution to help TikTok continue serving its clients in the region of the United States. Background on the Shutdown 
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<li style="text-align: justify;">ByteDance&rsquo;s subsidiary TikTok effectively shut down the app in the United States on Sunday evening before the Congress-imposed deadline. The divest-or-ban law, which was signed into law last year, compelled ByteDance to sell off TikTok&rsquo;s operations in the United States or face removal from app stores and hosting services. ByteDance tried to fight the law in court but a unanimous Supreme Court ruling on Friday meant that ByteDance lost the case.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The law stems from fears over TikTok&rsquo;s connection with China and what the application might be doing to the U.S. users. Turner responded that TikTok said a sale was not possible and the law violated the First Amendment.</li>
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 Trump Announced He Would Help &ldquo;Save TikTok&rdquo;
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<li style="text-align: justify;">A defiant President-elect Trump uses his Twitter to calm down his followers: &ldquo;SAVE TIKTOK.&rdquo; He promised to sign an executive order to postpone the deadline by which companies need to cut their ties with TikTok and shield them from the consequences of using the app while the White House decides on the app&rsquo;s fate. </li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">Trump also was in favour of the joint venture solution: &lsquo;I would like the United States to have fifty per cent ownership position. That way, we preserve TikTok and let it remain online. To highly simplify, there can be no TikTok without the USA&rsquo;s approval.</li>
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Some legal and political consequences are Legal and Political Consequences. 
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<li style="text-align: justify;">The Supreme Court backed the law ruling that it does not infringe on the rights of free speech; rather, it addresses security concerns arising from the sharing of data with the Chinese government through TikTok. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar pointed out that the law creates a procedure to remove restrictions in the event ByteDance sells TikTok&rsquo;s American venture in the future.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">However, TikTok&rsquo;s legal team argued that there were big obstacles in implementing divestiture, mainly with the Chinese government unwilling to let go of the algorithm that powers TikTok&rsquo;s recommendation feature.</li>
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 Current Status and Next Steps 
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<li style="text-align: justify;">TikTok has gradually started coming back online for US TikTokers as of Sunday. Again, the international users did not feel the impact of the shutdown since they were able to access the American content during the downtime.</li>
<li style="text-align: justify;">The incoming Trump administration has agreed to try to end this abuse but questions marks remain. In the case where TikTok continues to disrespect the law, firms offering app stores besides hosting directories such as Apple and Google might encounter fines in the future.</li>
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 A Platform Under Scrutiny 
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said he is hopeful about the future of tiktok the US under Trump and thanked the president-elect for his desire to work together to find the best solution. However, these officials do not discourage many problems legal and operational relating to cybercrime prevention, and experts advise that the harshest penalty of fines could be inflicted if the law is implemented.

TikTok restores access in the U.S. after complying with a new law. President Trump pledges a delay in enforcement to secure the platform's future.

TikTok Resumes U.S. Service After Temporary Shutdown