TikTok Is Back Online in the U.S. After Being Officially Banned on January 18

UPDATE (1/19/25) - TikTok has resumed operations in the U.S. after a brief outage.

In a statement on X/Twitter, TikTok confirmed the restoration of service, attributing it to collaboration with service providers and President Trump's assurances against penalties. The company expressed gratitude for the President's intervention, highlighting the impact on over 170 million American users and 7 million small businesses. TikTok emphasized this as a victory for free speech and against arbitrary censorship, committing to ongoing collaboration with President Trump for a lasting solution.

The following is the original report.