President-elect Donald Trump said Sunday that he plans to issue an executive order that would give TikTok's China-based parent company more time to find an approved buyer before the popular video-sharing platform is subject to a permanent U.

The app had more than 170 million monthly users in the U.S. The black-out is the result of a law forcing the service offline unless it sheds its ties to ByteDance, its China-based parent company.

TikTok flickers back to life after going dark in the United States as the fate of the app hangs in the balance.

The announcement comes shortly after Trump said he will issue an executive order that would give the app's parent company more time to find a buyer.

Americans deserve to see our exciting Inauguration on Monday, as well as other events and conversations,” president-elect Donald Trump wrote.

TikTok says it’s “in the process” of restoring service to users in the United States after the popular video-sharing platform went dark in response to a new law.

President-elect Donald Trump said he will issue an executive order Monday to give TikTok's parent company more time to sell.

The popular video app went dark in the United States late Saturday and then came back around noon on Sunday, even as a law banning it took effect.

Looming over the Supreme Court's TikTok decision is what could happen after Donald Trump takes office. Trump promised to "save" the popular platform.

This illustration photo taken in Los Angeles on January 18, 2025, shows the TikTok app on a smartphone screen in front of the TikTok logo. TikTok disconnected access to its users in the United States late January 18 after no action was taken shortly before a national ban was to take effect.