Shou Zi Chew thanked the incoming president for efforts to "find a solution that keeps TikTok available in the United States."
Trump said in an exclusive phone interview with NBC’s Kristen Welker that he’ll “probably announce it on Monday” – the day of his inauguration to a second term.
TikTok said Friday night it would "go dark" Sunday. Trump told NBC hours later he would probably issue an order temporarily saving the app from a ban.
The incoming president said he will “most likely” give TikTok a 90-day extension called for in a law upheld by the Supreme Court yesterday to see it sold or banned by a deadline tomorrow. In a phone interview with Meet the Press moderator Kristen Welker of NBC News,
While President Joe Biden says he does not intend to enforce it, ByteDance says TikTok "will be forced to go dark" on Sunday after a Supreme Court ruling unanimously upheld the ban.
President-elect Donald Trump spoke on the possibility of delaying a ban less than 24 hours from when the social media app is expected to shut down.
TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew said on Friday he wants to thank U.S. President-elect Donald Trump for his commitment to work with the company and find a solution that keeps the app available in the United States.
TikTok shut down U.S. operations Saturday night, complying with a U.S. law that banned the short video app, even as Donald Trump said a reprieve is "likely."
As TikTok faces a potential shutdown in the U.S. due to national security concerns, President-elect Donald Trump hints at a possible 90-day reprieve. With millions of users at stake and companies scrambling for alternatives,
(CNN) — TikTok could go dark in the United States on Sunday after the Supreme Court upheld a ban on the Chinese-owned social media platform — but it could be back as early as Monday.
After TikTok said it would be "forced to go dark" on Sunday unless the White House took action, President-elect Trump told ABC News he'd be likely to grant the social media company an extension.