Trump Signs Executive Order Giving China's TikTok a 75-Day Extension

Trump Signs Executive Order Giving China’s TikTok a 75-Day Extension


On his first day in office, President Donald Trump issued an executive order directing the DOJ not to enforce penalties against app stores and other service providers for working with China’s TikTok for a period of 75 days.

The Verge reports that in a move aimed at circumventing the recently enacted Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, President Donald Trump signed an executive order on his first day back in office effectively delaying the enforcement of the TikTok ban. The order instructs the DOJ to refrain from taking any action to enforce the Act or impose penalties on companies for non-compliance with the law for a period of 75 days.

The Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act, which took effect on

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