TikTok is regaining service in the United States

Barely more than 12 hours later TikTok has gone dark In the United States, the video sharing app is back online.

“In agreement with our service providers, TikTok is in the process of restoring service,” the company said in a statement. “We thank President Trump for providing needed clarity and assurance to our service providers that they will face no penalties for providing TikTok to more than 170 million Americans and allowing more than 7 million small businesses to thrive.”

A law is set to go into effect today that would force TikTok’s parent company ByteDance to sell the app or ban it in the United States. The law also made it illegal for US companies to support distribution, maintenance or updates of the app.

As President-elect Donald Trump nears taking office, officials from President Joe Biden’s White House and the Justice Department have said they will. Law enforcement was left to the Trump administrationBut TikTok said “critical service providers” needed a “definitive statement,” otherwise the app would go dark. Indeed, the application stopped working last night and disappeared from the Apple and Google Play app stores.

But earlier today, President-elect Donald Trump posted this He was going to issue an executive order That would delay the ban, and he has indicated that he would like to see TikTok restored sooner rather than later because “Americans deserve to see our exciting inauguration on Monday.” To that end, he said his order “will confirm that there will be no liability for any company that helped prevent TikTok from going dark prior to my order.”

That seems to be enough reassurance for TikTok and its service providers. TikTok was already up and running again according to several TechCrunch writers by the time the company issued its statement. However, as of 1:05 PM EST, it still appears to be absent from the Apple App Store and Google Play.

Trump’s post on Sunday morning also noted that his “initial idea” for a deal to keep TikTok operating in the US would involve “a joint venture between the current owners and/or new owners where the US would take 50% ownership.”

TikTok said in its statement that it “will work with President Trump to find a long-term solution that keeps TikTok in the United States.”