After a tumultuous year filled with anxiety and legal battles, TikTok may have found a potential lifeline in the form of former foe Donald Trump. The President-elect, who previously sought to ban the social media platform, has now pledged to oppose a ban on TikTok, which could come into effect as early as mid-January pending a court decision in Washington.
TikTok and its parent company ByteDance have been entangled in a legal dispute with the U.S. over a federal law that mandates divestiture for national security reasons. The law, signed by President Joe Biden, requires ByteDance to sever ties within a specified timeframe, potentially leading to TikTok's shutdown by January 19.
