Apple and Google restored TikTok to their app stores.
The development comes as President Donald Trump said he could extend the 75-day delay in enforcing the social media app’s ban.
Trump signed an executive order last month to protect Americans from foreign adversary-controlled apps.
“I have the unique constitutional responsibility for the national security of the United States, the conduct of foreign policy, and other vital executive functions,” the executive order read. “To fulfill those responsibilities, I intend to consult with my advisors, including the heads of relevant departments and agencies on the national security concerns posed by TikTok, and to pursue a resolution that protects national security while saving a platform used by 170 million Americans. My Administration must also review sensitive intelligence related to those concerns and evaluate the sufficiency of mitigation measures TikTok has taken to date.”
Prior to his inauguration, Trump called upon the Supreme Court to delay TikTok’s ban set under the Biden administration.
“President Trump takes no position on the merits of the dispute,” the brief says. “Instead, he urges the Court to stay the statute’s effective date to allow his incoming Administration to pursue a negotiated resolution that could prevent a nationwide shutdown of TikTok, thus preserving the First Amendment rights of tens of millions of Americans, while also addressing the government’s national security concerns.”
“President Trump alone possesses the consummate deal-making expertise, the electoral mandate and the political will to negotiate a resolution to save the platform while addressing the national security concerns expressed by the government — concerns which President Trump himself has acknowledged,” the brief adds.
