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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Dan Milmo Global technology editor

Donald Trump reportedly weighing up TikTok ban delay

A photo illustration using the US and Chinese flags, a smartphone showing the TikTok app and a judge's gavel
TikTok is preparing to shut off the app from US users on Sunday unless the supreme court intervenes, according to the tech news site the Information. Photograph: Dado Ruvić/Reuters

Donald Trump is considering suspending a TikTok ban in the US with an executive order when he enters the White House on 20 January, according to a report.

The president-elect is exploring an executive order that would postpone enforcement of a sale-or-ban law due to come into force on 19 January, said the Washington Post. The report added, however, that Trump’s legal grounds for suspending a law passed by Congress are questionable.

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