TikTok voluntarily suspends US services ahead of the statutory deadline; in the preceding days many US users signed up for the Chinese app RedNote. The Supreme Court upheld the divest-or-ban law on 17 January, and service was restored after Trump signed an order on 20 January directing 75 days of non-enforcement. That delay was extended by further executive orders through 2025, and the law was ultimately satisfied by a US joint venture rather than a shutdown.
TikTok voluntary shutdown in US
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Supreme Court of the United States. TikTok Inc. v. Garland, No. 24-656. (2025). Per curiam opinion of 17 January 2025 upholding the divest-or-ban statute against a First Amendment challenge.
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United States Congress. Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, Pub. L. 118-50, div. H. (2024). The divest-or-ban statute, enacted 24 April 2024 within H.R. 815.
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Executive Office of the President. Executive Order 14166: Application of Protecting Americans From Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act to TikTok. (2025). 90 FR 8611. Signed 20 January 2025; directs the Attorney General not to enforce the Act for 75 days. Records that the prohibitions took effect 19 January 2025.
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January 18, 2025
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