This is a big one. We hope they come out tonight.” Donald Trump issues executive order to halt TikTok ban After posting on Sunday that he would halt the ban of the social media app TikTok, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Sunday doing so.

President Donald Trump has directed his Justice Department to pause enforcement of the TikTok ban until early April, but a host of questions remain - including whether Trump has the authority to issue such an order and if TikTok’s China-based parent would be amenable to selling the popular social media platform.

Measure directs Justice Department to not enforce the law for 75 days while administration determines “the appropriate course forward.”

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order Monday to keep TikTok operating for 75 days, a relief to the social media platform’s users even as national security questions persist.

President Donald Trump’s decision to issue an executive order Monday delaying enforcement of the federal ban on TikTok has deepened a murky legal landscape in the US for the popular social media app and its technology partners.

More specifically, it concerns President Trump's Jan. 20 executive order advising the attorney general not to enforce the Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act. The effect of the executive order is to delay for 75 days the ban on TikTok that went into effect on Jan. 19.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order aiming to temporarily halt a law requiring TikTok to sell U.S. assets or be banned in the U.S.

President Trump signed an executive order on his first day in office that halts the ban on TikTok. But is TikTok actually "saved?"

On Tuesday night, President Donald Trump issued a pardon to Ross Ulbricht, who ran the dark web marketplace Silk Road under the pseudonym “Dread Pirate Roberts.” Ulbricht has been serving a life sentence without parole since 2015, when he was convicted of multiple charges, including the distribution of narcotics.

There's a growing list of major tech executives possibly interested in buying TikTok. President Trump signed an executive order last week pausing a ban on the app from taking effect for 75 days while his administration explores a potential sale or investment.

Meta moves in on TikTok stars amid talks of a potential ban, and Bill Gates’ warning about Elon Musk round out this week’s Tech Drop.