TikTok has resumed its operations in the US after President-elect Donald Trump pledged to give the app a reprieve through an executive order when he assumes office on Monday.

The Chinese-owned app ceased offering services to its 170 million users in the US on Saturday evening after the enactment of a law banning it on ground of national security.

TikTok said it was restoring services after Trump pledged on Sunday that he would delay the implementation of the regulation to allow more time for a deal to be made with Bytedance.

It is worthy to note that Trump had heretofore supported a ban of the popular social media platform, whose CEO is Shou Chew, who is expected to attend his induction on Monday.

In a statement, Bytedance lauded the president-elect for giving the platform a lifeline pledging to work with him to find ways to ensure TikTok remains in the United States.

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“I'm asking companies not to let TikTok stay dark! I will issue an executive order on Monday to extend the period of time before the law's prohibitions take effect, so that we can make a deal to protect our national security,” said Trump on Sunday in a post on Truth Social, a social media platform he owns.

Bytedance, the parent firm that owns TikTok, had earlier disregarded a law compelling it to sell its operations in the US to avert a ban as fears grew that the platform would go dark.

On Friday, the Supreme Court in the US upheld the said regulation, which then went into effect on Sunday resulting in TikTok ceasing offering services in the US for some time.

Through the executive order he has promised to issue on Monday, it is anticipated that the incoming president Trump’s administration will refuse to enforce the effected TikTok ban.

It is believed that Trump changed his mind about the Chinese app due to the billions of views the videos he posted on TikTok during his presidential campaigns in 2024 garnered.

In its last moments in office, the President Joe Biden government had indicated that it would not implement the law, an indication that Biden wanted it to be handled by Trump.