TikTok restored its services in the United States on Sunday, roughly 12 hours after going dark, following a pledge from President-elect Donald Trump to delay the ban on the app.
In a statement posted on the social media platform X late Saturday, TikTok confirmed that it had reached an agreement with its internet service providers and was “in the process of restoring service.”
The company expressed gratitude to Trump for providing “necessary clarity and assurance to our service providers” that they would face no penalties for continuing to offer the app to over 170 million U.S. users.
“TikTok remains committed to working with the new administration to find a long-term solution to ensure the app’s continued operation in the U.S.,” the statement read.
Earlier on Saturday, TikTok temporarily shut down its U.S. services, hours before a federal ban was set to take effect.
The move comes after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a law passed by Congress in April 2024, which required TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the app to a non-Chinese company within 270 days. If ByteDance fails to comply by January 19, 2025, the app would be banned in the U.S.
Following the ruling, the Biden administration indicated that enforcement of the law would fall to the incoming Trump administration, set to take office on Monday.
TikTok, which had an estimated 150 million active users in the U.S. as of 2023, had faced growing scrutiny over national security concerns related to its Chinese ownership.