TikTok Is Back Online in the U.S. After Being Officially Banned on January 18

UPDATE (1/19/25) - TikTok is back online in the U.S. after a brief shutdown. In a statement on X/Twitter, TikTok stated that service is being restored in agreement with its service providers. The company thanked President Trump for providing assurances to its service providers, preventing penalties for providing service to over 170 million Americans and supporting over 7 million small businesses. The statement further emphasized this as a victory for the First Amendment and against arbitrary censorship, committing to work with President Trump on a long-term solution to maintain TikTok's presence in the United States.

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