TikTok to keep running in the United States for another three months following President Donald Trump’s executive order to delay enforcement of ban the popular short-video social media platform faces.
As a result, the Trump administration will have another 90 days to work on a deal that would bring the social media platform under American ownership. TikTok to keep running
The U.S. Congress endorsed a ban on Chinese company ByteDance-owned TikTok. After the Supreme Court upheld the Congressional ban, the App went offline briefly.
Trump first extended the proposed ban on Jan. 20, his very first day of the second White House term.
According to a Pew Research analysis American public support for a government ban on TikTok has declined.
A 2024 survey revealed that 32% of adults supported the U.S. government move to ban TikTok. In 2023, about 50% of Americans backed the ban while 28% said they opposed a ban.
In the United States 59% of adults under 30 say they use the app, compared with 40% of Americans ages 30 to 49, 26% of those 50 to 64, and 10% of those 65 and older.
TikTok usage in the United States grew rapidly over the past few years with the share of users rising from 21% to 33% between 2021 and 2023.
A massive majority of TikTok users (95%) go to the app for entertainment, according to Pew Research.
Huma Nisar is Associate Editor at Views News Now. She also writes opinion articles on health, society and diet.
